Milwaukee County's First Airport

Milwaukee County's First Airport (HMN8O)

Location: Wauwatosa, WI 53222 Milwaukee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 5.062', W 88° 3.151'

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One of the earliest publicly-owned airports in the United State was established here on July 3, 1919, by the Milwaukee County Park Commission.
The nation's first commercial air transport, the Lawson Airliner, took off from this field on August 27, 1919 on a demonstration flight to New York City and Washington, D.C., and returned on November 14, 1919. This two-engined biplane, 95 feet in wingspan, carried 16 passengers and two pilots.
Milwaukee's first airmail was flown from here on June 7, 1926 by the Charles Dickinson line, operating from Chicago to St. Paul via Milwaukee and La Crosse.
This airport was deactivated during November, 1926 when the need for more space led the County to purchase Hamilton Airport, the site of present General Mitchell Field.
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HM NumberHMN8O
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number168
Year Placed1969
Placed ByMilwaukee County Park Commission Milwaukee County Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 at 10:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 414328 N 4770721
Decimal Degrees43.08436667, -88.05251667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 5.062', W 88° 3.151'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 5' 3.72" N, 88° 3' 9.06" W
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Area Code(s)414
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3535 N Mayfair Rd, Wauwatosa WI 53222, US
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