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Ashdale Junction is located along the Milwaukee Road railroad line east of Mount Carroll. Ashdale Junction marks the former site of the junction between the main line of the Milwaukee Road and the "Ashdale cutoff," which allowed some trains to bypass the yard and steep grade at Savanna, rejoining the main line at Ebner.
Thomson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1822 to immigrants from Scotland and Holland. [1] [2] His family moved to Ohio when he was a child. [1] He moved to Hartford, Wisconsin, in 1848 [1] and to Janesville, Wisconsin, in 1864. From 1870 to 1873, he was editor of the Milwaukee Sentinel. Thomson also authored A Political History of ...
Walk the Streets of Old Milwaukee and the European Village decorated for the winter holidays. Special events are scheduled throughout December. On view through Jan. 26. 800 W. Wells St. (414) 278 ...
The 1967 Milwaukee riot was one of 159 race riots that swept cities in the United States during the "Long Hot Summer of 1967". In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, African American residents, outraged by the slow pace in ending housing discrimination and police brutality, began to riot on the evening of July 30, 1967. The inciting incident was a fight ...
The Milwaukee Tattoo Arts Festival brings more than a score of body artists and other entertainers back to the Baird Center 2 to 11 p.m. Oct. 4, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Oct. 5 and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 6.
The Milwaukee music festival will host Juneteenth programming for the first time on opening night. The festival in 2025 also will run on July 4. Milwaukee's Summerfest announces 2025 dates, will ...
Milwaukee (locally / m ə ˈ w ɔː k i / ⓘ mə-WAW-kee) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the seat of Milwaukee County. [15] With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is the 31st-most populous city in the United States and the fifth-most populous city in the Midwest.
The Hop, also known as the Milwaukee Streetcar, is a modern streetcar system in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The system’s 2.1-mile (3.4 km) [ 5 ] [ 3 ] [ 6 ] original “M” line connects the Milwaukee Intermodal Station and Downtown to the Lower East Side and Historic Third Ward neighborhoods. [ 7 ]