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The port is a key ferry and cruise ship destination on Lake Michigan. It is home to the Lake Express ferry, which offers service from Milwaukee to Muskegon, Michigan. [6] In addition, the port received 33 cruise ship vessel calls and over 13,000 passengers in 2022. The Sector Lake Michigan of the United States Coast Guard is based at the port. [6]
Mill on the Milwaukee River, originally built by Yankee farmers in 1846 as a flour mill. Produced "White Lily" flour in the 1880s. Bought by Badger Worsted Mills during the Depression. [30] [10] 12: Green Bay Road Historic District: Green Bay Road Historic District: November 26, 2004 : 149-195 Green Bay Rd.
Milwaukee in 1898 Milwaukee in 1912 Milwaukee slums in 1936 Milwaukee in 1955 During the first half of the 20th century, Milwaukee was the hub of the socialist movement in the United States . Milwaukeeans elected three Socialist mayors during this time: Emil Seidel (1910–1912), Daniel Hoan (1916–1940), and Frank Zeidler (1948–1960), and ...
Old photos displayed at a rod and gun club from December of 1950 pictured during the panel discussion about preserving MKE's Black history Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Milwaukee County Historical ...
Jones Island is an industrialized peninsula in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] It began as a marsh island between the Milwaukee and Kinnickinnic rivers, and now forms the city's inner harbor design. View of Kaszube's Park from the street Fishing Gear on Jones Island, 1912 Jones Island Docks; the 2 women were school teachers waiting for the boat back ...
Imagine what the southern lakefront of Milwaukee might look like if we replaced sewage treatment plant with parks, marinas, beaches and high rises?
The Milwaukee News building (right in photo), built 1879, housed the Milwaukee Journal offices from 1885 to 1891. The Abstract Assn. building (left) was built in 1884. Both are clad in cream city brick, with form and styling typical of the period when they were built. [183] [184] 120
He was Milwaukee's first mayor and founded the Milwaukee Sentinel (a forerunner of the Journal Sentinel) in 1837. In 1834, George Walker established Walker's Point to the south and Byron Kilbourn ...