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Muskego in Waukesha County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Muskego
(mus-kee-guac, Sunfish)

Muskego Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Paul F, August 10, 2010

1. Muskego Marker

Inscription. Muskego was a long-time home to Potowatomie people. Luther Parker, first white settler and past-president of “Indian Stream Republic”, New Hampshire, the only independent country in U.S. borders, came in 1836. Once included New Berlin, Waukesha, and Vernon Townships. Five ethnic groups, each with a post office and center, settled within present Muskego borders (see map). Cholera nearly destroyed the Norwegians in 1851. The City of Muskego incorporated in 1964. Three lakes cover 22% of its surface.

Erected 1972 by Waukesha County Historical Society. (Marker Number 19-02.)

Location. 42° 53.737′ N, 88° 8.518′ W. Marker is in Muskego, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County. Marker can be reached from County Route Y ¼ mile south of Janesville Road (County Route L). Click for map. Marker located in the parking lot of City Hall. Marker is at or near this postal address: S8200 Racine Road, Muskego WI 53150, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Muskego Beach Amusement Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); Linnie Lac (approx. 2.4 miles away); Childhood Home of Wisconsin Governor Julius P. Heil (1876-1949) (approx. 3 miles away); Cheney-Faulkner Cooper Home (approx. 3.1 miles away); Maney Ridge Prehistoric Effigy Mounds (approx. 3.3 miles away); Haseltine Cobblestone House (approx. 3.4 miles away); Freewill Baptist Church (approx. 3.5 miles away); Village of Big Bend (approx. 3.6 miles away).

By Paul F, August 10, 2010

2. Muskego Marker

Close up of inset showing different communities of Muskego.

By Paul F, August 10, 2010

3. Muskego Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 12, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 464 times since then. Last updated on June 20, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 12, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.