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Did you know Sherman and North Sherman are named for two different people? Sherman Ave. is named after Roger Sherman a signer of the Constitution and North Sherman for Civil War Gen. Sherman.
Fair Oaks was named by a developer who was wounded at the Battle of Fair Oaks, near Richmond, Virginia. Weird right?\
Also, it was nice to be friends with John McKenna, if he liked you, he'd name a street after you!
Read more here: THE ORIGINS OF SOME MADISON, WISCONSIN, STREET NAMES from HistoricMadison.org