The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Polo was laid out in 1867. The city's name is a transfer from Polo, Illinois. A post office called Polo has been in operation since 1868.
Two developers, Paul Outersky and Larry Outersky, have been attributed for having provided the name, but this has been debunked.
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