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

Mitchell Park

 
 
Mitchell Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, March 9, 2012
1. Mitchell Park Marker
Inscription.
Five acres of the park were donated to the
public by former United States Senator
John L. Mitchell,
a native and public spirited citizen of Milwaukee.

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkGovernment & Politics.
 
Location. 43° 1.562′ N, 87° 56.538′ W. Marker is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is in Mitchell Park. It can be reached from West Pierce Street east of South Layton Boulevard (Wisconsin Highway 57). Marker is located in Mitchell Park, near the park pavilion. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 524 S Layton Blvd, Milwaukee WI 53204, 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 walking distance of this marker: Jacques Vieau, in 1795 (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); 16th Street Viaduct (approx. half a mile away); Condenser House (approx. half a mile away); Power House (approx. half a mile away); Milwaukee Road Shops (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Machine Shop of the World (approx. 0.9 miles away); R. D. Whitehead Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); A Changing Landscape (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milwaukee.
 
Also see . . .  Mitchell Park Conservatory (The Domes)
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. Milwaukee County Parks (Submitted on March 13, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin.) 
 
Mitchell Park Pavilion image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, March 9, 2012
2. Mitchell Park Pavilion
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,026 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 28, 2026