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

Bay View’s Immigrants

Photographed by Paul F, May 24, 2010

1. Bay View’s Immigrants Marker

Inscription. From a quiet mid 19th–century farming community to a bustling industrial center along Kinninckinnic Avenue in only twenty years, Bay View’s industrial transformation could not have occurred without the contributions of hundreds of immigrant workers who poured into the community’s foundries, brickyards, machine shops, tanneries and glass factory seeking employment in the last quarter of the 19th century. The first industrial workers in Bay View were recruited from Sheffield, England, for their knowledge of steel production but over the years other immigrant workers from the British Isles, Ireland, Germany, Poland and Italy, among others, would make Bay View one of the most ethnically diverse communities in Milwaukee.

Erected 1998 by State Historical Society of Wisconsin. (Marker Number 372.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list.

Location. 43° 0.291′ N, 87° 54.339′ W. Marker is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is in Bay View. It is on South Kinnickinnic Avenue north of East Ward Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in

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Zillman Park which is on the northeast corner of South Kinnickinnic Avenue and East Ward Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milwaukee WI 53207, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Johanna Brotch: Female Ship Owner (approx. ¼ mile away); St. Josaphat Basilica (approx. 0.7 miles away); March to Kosciuszko Park (approx. ¾ mile away); Navigation Buoy (approx. ¾ mile away); Bay View's Rolling Mill (approx. 0.9 miles away); Jones Island Community Site (approx. 0.9 miles away); Saint Stephen Lutheran Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Holy Trinity - Our Lady of Guadalupe Church (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milwaukee.

Photographed by Paul F, May 24, 2010

2. Bay View’s Immigrants Marker

West side of two sided marker.

Photographed by Paul F, May 24, 2010

3. Bay View’s Immigrants Marker

East side of two sided marker.

Photographed by Paul F, May 24, 2010

4. Bay View’s Immigrants Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,593 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 23, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.