Westown in Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

MacArthur Square

Photographed By Paul F, May 3, 2010

1. MacArthur Square Marker

Inscription. MacArthur Square was designated on September 17, 1945 to honor General of the Army Douglas MacArthur for his leadership of Allied forces in the Pacific during World War II. MacArthur, his father General Arthur MacArthur, and his grandfather Judge Arthur MacArthur, were all residents of Milwaukee. Douglas lived at the Plankinton House and attended West Division High School. In 1898 he was appointed to the U.S. Military Academy by Milwaukee Congressman Theobald Otjen. Douglas MacArthur’s final visit here was on April 27, 1951, when he received an honorary degree from Marquette University and spoke at this site.

Erected 1979 by Wisconsin State Historical Society. (Marker Number 254.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1759.

Location. 43° 2.482′ N, 87° 55.32′ W. Marker is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is in Westown. Marker can be reached from James Lovell Street, ¼ mile north of Wells. The marker was reinstalled in 2023. It is now located at the east-wall entrance to a city-owned parking structure at the North 9th Street tunnel. Touch for map

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. Marker is in this post office area: Milwaukee WI 53233, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Milwaukee's Last Operating Tower Clock (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); B'Ne Jeshurun Synagogue (about 500 feet away); Central Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Milwaukee (approx. 0.2 miles away); Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Complex (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saint James Court (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Historic Milwaukee (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Historic Milwaukee (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milwaukee.

Additional commentary.
1. MacArthur Square Marker
This marker has been removed from MacArthur Square Park. The statue of MacArthur was moved to Veteran's Park down by the art museum on the lakefront in 2014. However, the marker is no longer mounted to the statue base and we have not found it on display anywhere else.

— Submitted March 12, 2016, by Rebecca Ann Barton of Milwaukee, WI - Wisconsin.

Photographed By Paul F, May 3, 2010

2. MacArthur Square Marker

MacArthur Statue with Milwaukee County Courthouse in background

Re-installed MacArthur Square Marker at the east wall of the North 9th Street tunnel image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Fitzie Heimdahl, March 27, 2023

3. Re-installed MacArthur Square Marker at the east wall of the North 9th Street tunnel

Photographed By Paul F, May 3, 2010

4. MacArthur Square Marker

MacArthur Statue with Milwaukee Public Museum in background

Photographed By Paul F, May 3, 2010

5. MacArthur Square Marker

MacArthur Statue with Milwaukee Public Safety building in background

Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,943 times since then and 137 times this year. Last updated on March 28, 2023, by Fitzie Heimdahl of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. 3. submitted on March 28, 2023, by Fitzie Heimdahl of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. 4, 5. submitted on June 23, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.