This site marks the first interment in
Forest Home Cemetery in August, 1850
This memorial is dedicated in
recognition of Forest Home Cemetery’s
continued commitment to preserve and
maintain the history of this community
Memorial Day May . . . — — Map (db m98580) HM
The first municipally-supported housing project in the United States, developed in 1921-23, and designated as a Milwaukee landmark in 1974 in recognition of its historical and architectural significance. — — Map (db m70601) HM
Borchert Field Borchert Field, home to Milwaukee professional baseball for over 60 years, was located between W. Burleigh, W. Chambers, N. 7th, and N. 8th Streets. Known originally as Athletic Park when it opened on May 20, 1888, the ballpark . . . — — Map (db m35200) HM
Golda Meir was a student in this school
It was here that she learned the values she carried with her through her life
Golda taught us all the importance of having a vision of what our lives can be
May the teachers and the students of this . . . — — Map (db m45199) HM
You wouldn't know it now, but this part of Milwaukee was one of the city's most populated neighborhoods in the late 1800s and early 1900s. A vast public market here drew people from all over town. Although the haymarket has faded away, its legacy . . . — — Map (db m95829) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
A.W. Rich Shoe Co.
Designed by Robert Messmer & Co.
Tour Site 63
1900
— — Map (db m75402) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Baumbach Building
Designed by Eugene R. Liebert
First occupant Cohen Bros., Clothiers
Tour Site 14
1900 — — Map (db m75405) HM
West and across the street stood Milwaukee's first landmark, Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Church, built by the Italian community. Known as the Little Pink Church, 1904-1967.
Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Church, built in 1904 as the first church . . . — — Map (db m38477) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Bradley & Metcalf Shoe Co.
Designed by W.A. Holbrook
Tour Site 34
1894 — — Map (db m75379) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
Broadway Produce Co.
Designed by
A.C. Runzler
Tour Site 11
1937 — — Map (db m50522) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Cawker Building
First occupant Landauer & Co.
Dry Goods & Notions
Tour Site 31
1895 — — Map (db m75378) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Clemens H. Kalvelage Warehouse
Designed by Carl Ringer
Tour Site 47
1911 — — Map (db m75382) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
E.R. Godfrey & Sons Co.
Commission House
Tour Site 9
1911 — — Map (db m50521) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Edward Rohnert Coffee Roasting Factory
Designed by Robert Messmer
Tour Site 59
1913 — — Map (db m75401) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Friend & Marks Co., Clothiers
Designed by Buemming & Dick
Tour Site 30
1906 — — Map (db m75388) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
G. Patek Warehouse
Designed by A.C. Eschweiler
First Occupant Columbia Knitting Co.
Tour Site 58
1904 — — Map (db m75400) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
George Ziegler & Co. Candy Manufacturers
Designed by H.D. Schnetzky
Tour Site 27
1890 — — Map (db m75391) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Goll & Frank Co.
Notions & dry goods
Designed by Ferry & Clas 1896 — — Map (db m75392) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Hambach Store & Residence
Designed by Carl Etzel
Tour Site 60
1895 — — Map (db m75399) HM
This propertyy has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Hansen Storage Co. Warehouse #2
Architect Unknown
Tour Site 45
c. 1904 — — Map (db m74764) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Hoffman & Sons Co. Grocers
Designed by Ferry and Clas
Tour Site 18
1906 — — Map (db m75394) HM
The Lake Michigan Water Trail Project in Wisconsin is designated a keystone conservation and outdoor recreation project under President Obama's America's Great Outdoors program. Here, we celebrate the partnerships and collaboration that resulted in . . . — — Map (db m204432)
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Marine Terminal Building
Designed by Albert Hecht
Tour Site 41
1917-18 — — Map (db m75380) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Mercantile Building
Built by Original Owner Alfred Uihlein
Tour Site 19
1908 — — Map (db m75395) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Milwaukee Fire Dept. Engine Co. #10
Architect unknown
Tour Site 51
1893 — — Map (db m74611) HM
Milwaukee's three rivers and surrounding wetlands first attracted Native Americans to the area. The water provided game, waterfowl, fish and wild rice. These waterways also provided transportation routes for their canoes and dugouts that carried . . . — — Map (db m147639) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Mrs. Isabella Ryder Building
Designed by Schnetzky & Liebert
First Occupant Milwaukee Mirror & Art Glass Works
Tour Site 52
1893 — — Map (db m74610) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
National Distilling Co.
Designed by Crane & Barthausen
Tour Site 17
1893 — — Map (db m75397) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
O.C. Hansen Glove and Mitten Mfg. Co.
Designed by
Ferry and Clas
Tour Site 8
1911 — — Map (db m50520) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
O.R. Pieper Co., Grocers
Designed by Ringer & Son
Tour Site 48
1907 — — Map (db m75384) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Patek Brothers paint, oil & glass manufacturers
Designed by Schnetzky & Son
Tour Site 25
1914-15 — — Map (db m75389) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
Phoenix Knitting Co. Plant #4
Designed by
O.C. Uehling
Tour Site 1
c. 1917 — — Map (db m49784) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
Phoenix Knitting Co. Plant #6
Designed by
Lockwood & Green Co.
Tour Site 3
1922 — — Map (db m49786) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Phoenix Knitting Plant #3
Designed by Birchoff & Rose
Tour Site 64
1915 — — Map (db m74589) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Roundy, Peckham & Dexter Co. Grocers
Designed by Howland Russel
Tour Site 15
1895 — — Map (db m75398) HM
The loss of the sidewheel steamship Lady Elgin was one of Lake Michigan’s most tragic maritime disasters. On September 8th, 1860, the ship, returning to Milwaukee from Chicago, sank following a collision nine miles off Winnetka, Illinois. . . . — — Map (db m37263) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Standard Bedding Co.
Designed by R. Messmer & Bros.
Tour Site 62
1913 — — Map (db m74591) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
Standard Paper Co.
Designed by
Schnetzky & Son
Tour Site 5
1914 — — Map (db m50064) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Steinkopf & Sons Tents & Awnings
Architect Unknown
Tour Site 46
1902 — — Map (db m75381) HM
From the street level restaurant of a narrow three-story building that was next to and south of here, pizza was introduced and popularized in Milwaukee. The Caradaro Club (combining the founders' family names "John CARAvella" and "Joe ToDARO") . . . — — Map (db m74760) HM
On the evening of October 28, 1892, an exploding oil barrel started a small fire in the Union Oil and Paint company warehouse, which was located at 323 N. Water Street. Another fire broke out in a nearby factory in the 300 block of N. Broadway, . . . — — Map (db m105780) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
W. Toepfer & Sons, Iron Works
Designed by A.V. Wiskovil
Tour Site 49
1908 — — Map (db m75383) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
W.P. Reilly & Bros.
Designed by Crane & Barkhausen
Tour Site 29
1893 — — Map (db m75390) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
William Grossman & Co.
Coffee and tea mill
Designed by H. Messmer & Co.
Tour Site 20
1903 — — Map (db m75396) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Wirth, Hammel & Co., Horse Stables
Designed by H.C. Koch
Tour Site 50
1892 — — Map (db m74612) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
Designed by
Tharinger & Bruecker in 1924
Tour Site 23
1896 — — Map (db m38519) HM
The 1871 Wisconsin legislature authorized the City of Milwaukee to finance and build a public water system. By 1873 the Board of Water Commissioners had constructed the old North Point Pumping Station below the bluff with intake from Lake Michigan, . . . — — Map (db m34765) HM
Founded May 15, 1848, with the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul providing direction and nursing, St. John’s Infirmary offered Wisconsin’s first public hospital care under the supervision of the patient’s physician. (Prior institutions . . . — — Map (db m37314) HM
Formal nurses training in the United States began in Boston in 1872. In 1888, the Women's Club of Wisconsin organized the Wisconsin Training School for Nurses patterned after the Bellevue School of Nursing in New York.
In 1894, the Daughters of . . . — — Map (db m96213) HM
Erected in 1922 and designated in 1968 as a Landmark of the City of Milwaukee by the Milwaukee Landmarks Commission in recognition of its architectural and historical significance to the community. — — Map (db m84780) HM
This is the final resting place for nearly one thousand men who fought for the Union in the Civil War, the most in any private cemetery in Wisconsin. Represented are dozens of Wisconsin volunteer units and those from at least 25 other states and . . . — — Map (db m98598) HM
When the Civil War broke out in 1861, enlisted in the 24th Reg. Wis. Vol. Inf. Participated in all the battles in which his regiment was engaged.
Was wounded at the Battle of Chic[k]amauga Ga. Sept. 19. 1863.
Again sever[e]ly wounded at the . . . — — Map (db m98611) WM
This magnificent Temple of God is a monument of faith, erected by Polish immigrants at the close of the nineteenth century. Raised to the dignity of a Minor Basilica by Pope Pius XI, it was the third church to be so honored in the United States. Its . . . — — Map (db m32839) HM
Designed by A.C. Eschweiler, erected in 1909, and designated in 1972 as a landmark of the City of Milwaukee in recognition of its architectural and historical significance to the community. — — Map (db m66660) HM
On Christmas Day 1847, a group of German-speaking settlers, mostly from Pennsylvania, met and founded the German Evangelical Lutheran and Reformed Church of Granville Township. By June 1849, these settlers had built and dedicated a log church on a . . . — — Map (db m68205) HM
Four miles long and a half-mile wide, the Menomonee River Valley was formed by melting glaciers more than 10,000 years ago. A vast marsh extended from Lake Michigan to where you are now standing. Steep wooded bluffs rose 100 feet above both sides of . . . — — Map (db m226146) HM
For more than 12,000 years, the Menomonee Valley was home to American Indian people. The Menomonee Valley, with its abundant plants and wildlife, was attractive to early hunters and gatherers. From about 500 BC to 1200 AD, the native people built . . . — — Map (db m141785) HM
Noted architect Alexander Eschweiler designed this building for the Milwaukee Gas Company to house the operations that converted coal to gas. The gas then lit the city lights of Milwaukee. Today, the Condenser House is the home of the laboratory, . . . — — Map (db m119377) HM
"Over the years, it was often said that I would have been a much bigger star and made more money in a bigger city like Chicago or New York. That may be so, but I think Milwaukee was perfect for me. Any player would have been fortunate to play in . . . — — Map (db m147643) HM
1974
Hank Aaron
In his first at-bat of the season, Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home run record of 714 home runs, which stood for 39 years. On April 8th, he hits 715 and becomes the home run champion of all time. After the season is over, he is . . . — — Map (db m141905) HM
Hank Aaron
is born February 5th, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama
1952
Hank Aaron
Joins the Negro Leagues as shortstop for the Indianapolis Clowns. Later that year, he signs with the Boston Braves for $350/month and reports to the Braves . . . — — Map (db m142109) HM
1958
Hank Aaron
The Milwaukee Braves win another National League pennant, but lose the World Series to the New York Yankees four games to three.
Science & Technology
The U.S. establishes the National Aeronautics and Space . . . — — Map (db m167292) HM
The seven-mile Hank Aaron State Trail begins at the Lake Michigan shore, continues along the course of the Menomonee River, and connects at its west end to Milwaukee County's Oak Leaf Trail at Doyne Park. The Trail provides a link from Lake Michigan . . . — — Map (db m141472) HM
Milwaukee is a city of immigrants. People have come here seeking jobs, following family connections, and hoping for a better life. The earliest settlers came from French Canada and New England. In 1850, most immigrants were from Germany and Ireland, . . . — — Map (db m141898) HM
Native plants are those species that were growing here before humans brought in plants from distant places. Native plants provide food and shelter to support birds, insects, fish, and animals. They provided food and medicine for Native Americans and . . . — — Map (db m141782) HM
From 1879 to 1985, this was the location of the Milwaukee Road Shops. The enormous complex made rail cars and locomotives for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad. The Shops included carpentry, metal forging, machine assembly, . . . — — Map (db m84978) HM
Designed by architect Alexander Eschweiler for the Milwaukee Gas Company, this building was first utilized for the coal gasification process which converted coal to gas. The gas then lit the city lights of Milwaukee. Today, the Power House is the . . . — — Map (db m119376) HM
In the early 1900s, Milwaukee was the "Machine Shop of the World" and the Menomonee Valley was its engine. Farm machinery, rail cars, electric motors and cranes were all made in the Valley. Clay became cream city bricks. Wheat was turned into flour, . . . — — Map (db m141783) HM
In 1879, Sherburn S. Merrill, the General Manager of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, purchased almost half a square mile in the Menomonee Valley to construct a massive railroad shop complex. By the early 1880s, the railroad company . . . — — Map (db m34802) HM
Designed by H.P. Schnetzky and E.R. Liebert, erected in 1891-93, and designated in 1973 as a landmark of the City of Milwaukee in recognition of its architectural and historical significance to the community. — — Map (db m43629) HM
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. — — Map (db m93690) HM
Started in 1848 and completed in 1853, extended 58 miles west from Milwaukee on a course roughly paralleling State Street past the Frederick Miller Plank Road Brewery through Wauwatosa, Pewaukee, and Oconomowoc to Watertown. The $110,000 road of . . . — — Map (db m31123) HM
On this site the first permanent fur trader Jacques Vieau, in 1795 built his cabin, the first house in Milwaukee
Here also was the crossing of the Green Bay–Chicago Trail
This tablet was erected under the auspices of the Old Settlers Club . . . — — Map (db m53335) HM
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. — — Map (db m53336) HM
(bronze plaque)
Originally a horse watering trough
Erected in 1910
Restored as a fountain in 1966
by the
Mayor’s Beautification Committee
Designated a Milwaukee Landmark in 1974
in recognition of its historical
significance . . . — — Map (db m55263) HM
Near here a Civil War training camp was built in August 1861. Named Camp Holton, Camp Sigel and finally Camp Reno, its boundaries were Prospect and Bartlett Avenues and Lafayette and Royall Places. Six Wisconsin infantry regiments, almost 7,000 men, . . . — — Map (db m37272) HM
This pump, designed by Edwin Reynolds (1831-1909) and built by the Edward P. Allis Company, is the major component of one of the earliest water-pollution control systems. It was capable of pumping more than a half billion gallons of water a day, the . . . — — Map (db m56904) HM
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