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

Oak Hill Cemetery

1853

 
 
Oak Hill Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, August 18, 2011
1. Oak Hill Cemetery Marker
Inscription. This acre was purchased from Mr. Clarke Brookins by the Oak Hill Burying Ground Assoc. Burials began in 1839. Civil War vets Johann Bahler and Dr. Levi Halsted are buried here with other Wauwatosa pioneers.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.
 
Location. 43° 5.361′ N, 88° 3.432′ W. Marker is in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is at the intersection of West Capitol Drive and U.S. 45, on the right when traveling west on West Capitol Drive. Marker is located along the freeway access road from west bound Capitol Drive to U.S. 45, on the east side of the freeway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milwaukee WI 53222, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Milwaukee. 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
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territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Milwaukee County's First Airport (approx. 0.4 miles away); Revolutionary War Veteran (approx. 3 miles away); Milwaukee County Asylum Cemetery (approx. 3 miles away); City of Brookfield (approx. 3.1 miles away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 3.2 miles away); Charles Hart Homestead (approx. 3.3 miles away); Lowell Damon House (approx. 3.3 miles away); Wauwatosa Avenue Historic District (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wauwatosa.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. George L. Clarke House (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Oak Hill Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, August 18, 2011
2. Oak Hill Cemetery Marker
Dr. L.C. Halsted Headstone image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, August 18, 2011
3. Dr. L.C. Halsted Headstone
Johann Bahler Headstone image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, August 18, 2011
4. Johann Bahler Headstone
Close Up of Johann Bahler Headstone image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, August 18, 2011
5. Close Up of Johann Bahler Headstone
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,631 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 30, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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