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Memoirs of Milwaukee County: from the earliest historical times down to the present, including a genealogical and biographical record of representative families in Milwaukee County
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After 1840, using modern-day reference points, the Town of Milwaukee reached from Greenfield Avenue in the south to County Line Road on the north,
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divided the County into two townships: Milwaukee, encompassing everything north of the present Greenfield Avenue, and
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The Town of Milwaukee was originally co-terminous with Milwaukee County itself. In 1838, the
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on the east and 27th Street on the west. Its neighbors were the
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encompassing everything South of the present Greenfield Avenue.
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Municipalities formerly a part of the Town of Milwaukee
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Watrous. 178:Frederick Moskowitt 149:, February 13, 1953 858: 573:Kinnickinnic River 107:, January 13, 1840 1055:43.100°N 87.917°W 1034: 1033: 947:Town of Milwaukee 722: 721: 696:Seal of Milwaukee 619:Port of Milwaukee 530:Metropolitan area 415:City of Milwaukee 290:"Village History" 184:William S. Harley 111:Town of Wauwatosa 105:Town of Granville 70:to the west, the 68:Town of Granville 64:Town of Wauwatosa 21:Town of Milwaukee 1106: 1066: 1065: 1063: 1062: 1061: 1056: 1052: 1049: 1048: 1047: 1044: 1026: 1019: 1018:Wisconsin portal 855: 781: 774: 764: 759: 749: 742: 735: 726: 725: 712: 711: 583:Menomonee Valley 408: 401: 394: 385: 384: 378: 375: 369: 368: 362: 354: 347: 341: 338: 332: 331: 324: 318: 312: 306: 299: 293: 286: 280: 273: 267: 261: 255: 248: 242: 233: 227: 217: 211: 205: 137:, March 17, 1930 53:the Town of Lake 29:Milwaukee County 1114: 1113: 1109: 1108: 1107: 1105: 1104: 1103: 1069: 1068: 1060:43.100; -87.917 1059: 1057: 1053: 1050: 1045: 1042: 1040: 1038: 1037: 1035: 1030: 1024: 1017: 1008: 998: 988: 981: 957:North Milwaukee 924: 918: 859: 853: 848: 829:South Milwaukee 784: 779: 772: 765: 762: 757: 753: 723: 718: 700: 654: 628: 587: 578:Menomonee River 563:Milwaukee River 544: 525:Lincoln Village 486: 462:Washington Park 450: 417: 412: 382: 381: 376: 372: 356: 355: 349: 348: 344: 339: 335: 326: 325: 321: 313: 309: 300: 296: 287: 283: 274: 270: 262: 258: 249: 245: 234: 230: 218: 214: 206: 202: 197: 156: 95: 45: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1112: 1102: 1101: 1096: 1091: 1086: 1081: 1032: 1031: 1029: 1028: 1021: 1013: 1010: 1009: 1006: 1004: 1000: 999: 993: 991: 983: 982: 980: 979: 974: 969: 964: 959: 954: 949: 944: 939: 934: 928: 926: 920: 919: 917: 916: 911: 909:West Milwaukee 906: 901: 896: 891: 886: 881: 876: 869: 867: 861: 860: 851: 849: 847: 846: 841: 836: 831: 826: 821: 815: 810: 805: 800: 794: 792: 786: 785: 770: 767: 766: 752: 751: 744: 737: 729: 720: 719: 717: 716: 705: 702: 701: 699: 698: 693: 688: 683: 681:Radio stations 678: 673: 668: 662: 660: 656: 655: 653: 652: 647: 642: 636: 634: 630: 629: 627: 626: 621: 616: 611: 606: 601: 595: 593: 592:Transportation 589: 588: 586: 585: 580: 575: 570: 565: 560: 554: 552: 546: 545: 543: 542: 537: 532: 527: 522: 517: 512: 507: 502: 496: 494: 488: 487: 485: 484: 479: 474: 469: 464: 458: 456: 452: 451: 449: 448: 446:Public schools 443: 441:Public housing 438: 433: 427: 425: 419: 418: 411: 410: 403: 396: 388: 380: 379: 370: 342: 333: 319: 307: 294: 281: 268: 256: 243: 228: 212: 199: 198: 196: 193: 192: 191: 181: 175: 172:Peter F. Leuch 169: 163: 155: 154:Notable people 152: 151: 150: 144: 138: 132: 126: 123:East Milwaukee 120: 114: 108: 102: 94: 91: 78:to the north. 76:Town of Mequon 44: 41: 37:municipalities 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1111: 1100: 1097: 1095: 1092: 1090: 1087: 1085: 1082: 1080: 1077: 1076: 1074: 1067: 1064: 1027: 1022: 1020: 1015: 1014: 1011: 1005: 1001: 996: 992: 990: 984: 978: 975: 973: 970: 968: 965: 963: 960: 958: 955: 953: 950: 948: 945: 943: 940: 938: 935: 933: 930: 929: 927: 921: 915: 914:Whitefish Bay 912: 910: 907: 905: 902: 900: 897: 895: 894:Hales Corners 892: 890: 887: 885: 882: 880: 877: 874: 871: 870: 868: 866: 862: 845: 842: 840: 837: 835: 832: 830: 827: 825: 822: 819: 816: 814: 811: 809: 806: 804: 801: 799: 796: 795: 793: 791: 787: 783: 782: 775: 768: 763:United States 760: 750: 745: 743: 738: 736: 731: 730: 727: 715: 707: 706: 703: 697: 694: 692: 689: 687: 684: 682: 679: 677: 674: 672: 669: 667: 664: 663: 661: 657: 651: 648: 646: 643: 641: 638: 637: 635: 631: 625: 622: 620: 617: 615: 612: 610: 607: 605: 602: 600: 597: 596: 594: 590: 584: 581: 579: 576: 574: 571: 569: 566: 564: 561: 559: 558:Lake Michigan 556: 555: 553: 551: 547: 541: 538: 536: 533: 531: 528: 526: 523: 521: 518: 516: 513: 511: 508: 506: 505:The East Side 503: 501: 498: 497: 495: 493: 492:Neighborhoods 489: 483: 480: 478: 475: 473: 470: 468: 465: 463: 460: 459: 457: 455:Entertainment 453: 447: 444: 442: 439: 437: 434: 432: 429: 428: 426: 424: 420: 416: 409: 404: 402: 397: 395: 390: 389: 386: 374: 366: 360: 352: 346: 337: 329: 323: 316: 311: 304: 298: 291: 285: 278: 272: 265: 260: 253: 247: 240: 239: 232: 225: 221: 216: 209: 204: 200: 189: 185: 182: 179: 176: 173: 170: 167: 164: 161: 158: 157: 148: 145: 142: 139: 136: 133: 130: 127: 124: 121: 118: 117:Whitefish Bay 115: 112: 109: 106: 103: 100: 97: 96: 90: 88: 84: 79: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 60:Lake Michigan 56: 54: 50: 40: 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 1036: 972:St. Martin's 946: 777: 624:Lake Express 568:Jones Island 540:Sherman Park 373: 350: 345: 336: 327: 322: 310: 297: 284: 276: 271: 259: 251: 246: 236: 231: 223: 219: 215: 203: 160:Henry Fowler 80: 72:Town of Lake 57: 46: 20: 18: 1058: / 989:reservation 925:communities 899:River Hills 834:St. Francis 773:County seat 686:TV stations 645:Skyscrapers 135:River Hills 1073:Categories 977:Trostville 967:Root Creek 879:Brown Deer 844:West Allis 813:Greenfield 477:Public art 423:Government 195:References 1003:Footnotes 952:New Coeln 937:Granville 932:Good Hope 904:Shorewood 889:Greendale 884:Fox Point 839:Wauwatosa 824:Oak Creek 818:Milwaukee 780:Milwaukee 640:Landmarks 550:Geography 535:Granville 510:Riverwest 467:Lake Park 359:cite book 129:Fox Point 43:Geography 33:Wisconsin 865:Villages 808:Glendale 803:Franklin 714:Category 515:Bay View 500:Downtown 141:Glendale 87:Glendale 66:and the 1046:87°55′W 1043:43°06′N 962:Oakwood 873:Bayside 671:History 666:Climate 599:The Hop 315:History 147:Bayside 987:Indian 923:Former 798:Cudahy 790:Cities 482:Sports 436:Police 143:, 1950 131:, 1926 119:, 1892 23:was a 659:Other 633:Lists 472:Parks 942:Lake 691:Flag 676:Beer 431:Fire 365:link 81:The 25:town 19:The 27:in 1075:: 776:: 761:, 361:}} 357:{{ 89:. 31:, 997:‡ 875:‡ 820:‡ 748:e 741:t 734:v 407:e 400:t 393:v 367:) 190:.

Index

town
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin
municipalities
territorial legislature
the Town of Lake
Lake Michigan
Town of Wauwatosa
Town of Granville
Town of Lake
Town of Mequon
Town of Milwaukee Town Hall
Glendale
Village of Milwaukee
Town of Granville
Town of Wauwatosa
Whitefish Bay
East Milwaukee
Fox Point
River Hills
Glendale
Bayside
Henry Fowler
Charles A. W. Krauss
Peter F. Leuch
Frederick Moskowitt
William S. Harley
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Dictionary of Wisconsin History
Memoirs of Milwaukee County, Volume 1

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