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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14HJ_milwaukee-downer-college-buildings_Milwaukee-WI.html
This set of four buildings, including Merrill, Johnston, and Holton Halls and Greene Memorial Library, designed by A. C. Eschweiler and erected in 1897-1905, was designated as a Milwaukee Landmark in 1973 in recognition of its architectural and hi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13GT_milwaukee-news-bldg-milwaukee-abstract-assn-bldg_Milwaukee-WI.html
Listed in theNational RegisterofHistoric PlacesMarch 1, 1982The State Historical Society of WisconsinIn Association with the U.S. Department of Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13GS_historic-milwaukee_Milwaukee-WI.html
In the early 1800s, a young French Canadian named Solomon Juneau came to work in Milwaukee and met and married his boss's daughter, Josette Vieau, who was of French and Menominee ancestry. The couple built a cabin for their family on the northwest…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13GR_historic-milwaukee_Milwaukee-WI.html
Picture Milwaukee in 1835. Potawatomi and Menomonee tribal lands had been ceded by treaty to the federal government in 1831 and 1833, and the land made available for sale. By 1835 there were 125 hardy settlers living in log cabins and claim shanti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13GQ_historic-milwaukee_Milwaukee-WI.html
Milwaukee was a large city in 1859, but large is relative. With 45,000 residents, pigs still roamed the city's gravel streets. Most of downtown was residential, with the business district clustered at Wisconsin Avenue and the Milwaukee River. But …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12K2_milwaukee-river-flushing-pump_Milwaukee-WI.html
This pump, designed by Edwin Reynolds (1831-1909) and built by the Edward P. Allis Company, is the major component of one of the earliest water-pollution control systems. It was capable of pumping more than a half billion gallons of water a day, t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12I3_historic-milwaukee_Milwaukee-WI.html
The eastern edge of downtown Milwaukee, the lakeshore itself, was very close to this spot until the early 20th century. If you were standing here before 1917 you would be standing very near the water's edge. Between 1917 and 1937, Milwaukee filled…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12BP_the-volunteer-98_Milwaukee-WI.html
He stood at the curb reflecting,As the boys were marching by,He heard the drums, then saw the flag,And a gleam was in his eye.
He loved that starry banner,He had no wish for gain,A grievous thought upon his mindWas the sinking of the Maine.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12BB_northwestern-national-insurance-company_Milwaukee-WI.html
Erected in 1906 and designated in 1970 as a landmark of the City of Milwaukee by the Milwaukee Landmarks Commission in recognition of its architectural and historical significance to the community.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM126X_historic-milwaukee_Milwaukee-WI.html
In this east-of-the-river locale then known as Juneautown, the first stage of development transformed a wilderness into a village—in less that a decade. The area was still swampy, rugged forest in the early 1830s. Solomon Juneau, Milwaukee's…