Forest Home Hills in Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Jacob Best
May 1 1786 Jan. 26, 1861
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 29, 2016
1. Jacob Best Monument
Jacob Best Brewing Company
Founded
-1889-
Name Changed to
Pabst Brewing Company
Jacob & Eva Bests
Granddaughter Maria Best
Married Captain Frederick Pabst
Erected by Forest Home Cemetery and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
Location. 43° 0.029′ N, 87° 56.683′ W. Marker is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is in Forest Home Hills. It can be reached from West Forest Home Avenue. Monument is in Section 8, Block 9, Lots 13 & 14, of Forest Home Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2405 West Forest Home Avenue, Milwaukee WI 53215, 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: Mathias Stein (a few steps from this marker); Dr. Silas J. Sawyer and Jennie E. Sawyer (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frank N. Fox (about 400 feet away); Forest Home Cemetery Civil War Veterans (about 700 feet away); Orville Cadwell (about 700 feet away); In memory of Franklin Van Valkenburgh (approx. 0.2 miles away);
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Also see . . . Jacob Best. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 26, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 29, 2016
2. Jacob Best Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 29, 2016
3. Jacob Best Monument Donors
Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 636 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 10, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
