Veterans Park in Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Lake Park
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 15, 2014
1. Lake Park Marker
Erected 1993.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1993.
Location. 43° 4.457′ N, 87° 52.301′ W. Marker is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is in Veterans Park. It is at the intersection of Norh Lake Drive and Lincoln Memorial Drive/Kenwood Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on Norh Lake Drive. Marker is on a stone just inside the park entrance off the intersection of North Lake Drive and Lincoln Memorial Drive/Kenwood Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milwaukee WI 53211, 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: Prehistoric Burial Mound (approx. Ό mile away); The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (approx. 0.3 miles away); Milwaukee-Downer College (approx. 0.4 miles away); Milwaukee-Downer College Buildings (approx. 0.4 miles away); Golda Meir (approx. half a mile away); North Point Light Station (approx. 0.6 miles away); Carl Sandburg Hall
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Another marker is no longer nearby. North Point Lighthouse (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Regarding Lake Park. More information from the Lake Park Friends website: http://www.lakeparkfriends.org/history.shtml
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 15, 2014
2. Lake Park Marker
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 15, 2014
3. Lake Park Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2014, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,114 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 19, 2014, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
