First Milwaukee Cargo Pier

First Milwaukee Cargo Pier (HMKTZ)

Location: Milwaukee, WI 53202 Milwaukee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 2.229', W 87° 53.827'

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Near here, at the foot of Huron (now Clybourn) Street, the first cargo pier in Milwaukee harbor was built by Horatio Stevens, Richard Owens, Amos Tufts and J.G. Kendall during the winter of 1842-43. The first vessel to dock at North Pier was the CLEVELAND, under command of Captain M. Hazard on June 1, 1843.
The pier, 1200 feet long and 44 feet wide, with a freight shed at the end and a warehouse and tollgate at the entrance, permitted the unloading of freight and passengers from large vessels which could not enter the original mouth of the Milwaukee River, south of Jones Island. Near this pier was the first Milwaukee brewery, founded in 1840.
In the following years, three more lake shore piers were built which created lively business activity on Milwaukee east side, known as Juneautown. The first pier was destroyed during the winter of 1846 by strong winds and ice. The same fate later overtook the other piers. A new straight cut, opened in 1857, provided access to the Milwaukee River and to the downtown inner harbor which then developed.
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HM NumberHMKTZ
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number131
Year Placed1963
Placed ByMilwaukee Harbor Commission, Milwaukee County Historical Society, Wisconsin Marine Historical Society
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Date Added Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 at 9:34am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 426921 N 4765330
Decimal Degrees43.03715000, -87.89711667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 2.229', W 87° 53.827'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 2' 13.74" N, 87° 53' 49.62" W
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Area Code(s)414, 262
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 500 N Harbor Dr, Milwaukee WI 53202, US
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