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

Menomonee Valley Campsites

Photographed by Devon Polzar, April 2016

1. Menomonee Valley Campsites Marker

Inscription. From this point due westward the first white settlers found a succession of Indian campsites. These camps were located near natural springs in the heavily wooded area north of the Waukesha Indian Trail.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 43° 2.53′ N, 87° 57.838′ W. Marker is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is in Miller Valley. It is on W. State St., on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milwaukee WI 53208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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: Watertown Plank Road (about 400

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feet away, measured in a direct line); Merrill Park (approx. half a mile away); Hank Aaron - Changing Times (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Hank Aaron - Changing Times (approx. 0.9 miles away); A Changing Landscape (approx. 0.9 miles away); Felix Mantilla (approx. one mile away); Johnny Logan (approx. one mile away); Del Crandall (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milwaukee.

Miller Brewing Company Building (marker attached to building) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devon Polzar, April 2016

2. Miller Brewing Company Building (marker attached to building)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2016, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 449 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2016, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.