On Janesville Road, on the right when traveling west.
This property was originally platted to Anson Taylor by President Martin Van Buren in 1840, then subsequently sold to William Pratt in 1854, this being platted as part of Plattsburg in 1856. In 1866 this property was sold to John Schuet who . . . — — Map (db m102114) HM
On Pioneer Drive, on the left when traveling north.
You are standing at the site of Muskego's original "main street." Its junction with the Janesville Plank Road resulted in this area being identified as Muskego Centre on 1873 maps. Beginning as an Indian trail, leading up to the shores of Little . . . — — Map (db m101973) HM
On Janesville Road, on the right when traveling west.
This is the location of an original tollgate located at the Muskego Centre on the Janesville Plank Road; one of 16 privately owned toll roads authorized by the Wisconsin Territorial legislature in 1848. It was to follow a sixty-five mile route . . . — — Map (db m101975) HM
On North Cape Road at West Ryan Road, on the right when traveling south on North Cape Road.
Dedicated to Muskego’s most illustrious pioneer and first European settler, Luther Parker, who brought his wife Alletta and five children to Muskego by horse and wagon in 1836. Luther Parker was one of several responsible for secession of Waukesha . . . — — Map (db m43612) HM
Near Racine Avenue (County Road Y) west of Pioneer Drive. Reported missing.
Muskego was a long-time home to Potowatomie people. Luther Parker, first white settler and past-president of “Indian Stream Republic”, New Hampshire, the only independent country in U.S. borders, came in 1836. Once included New Berlin, . . . — — Map (db m167930) HM
On Janesville Road (County Route L) 0.5 miles east of Racine Avenue (County Route Y), on the right when traveling west.
Muskego Beach was once the highest class of amusement park. Rides like Bubble Bounce, Screwball, dodgem’, Tail Spin, Wild Mouse, Walking Charlie, and other attractions filled the air with excitement and thrills. During its peak, a quarter million . . . — — Map (db m43614) HM
On Racine Avenue (County Route Y) 0.2 miles south of Janesville Road, on the left when traveling south.
Muskego’s only town hall was built in 1921 for community purposes. From 1842, town meetings and elections were in homes, school houses and saloons.
Here also, were farm and Legion meetings, “socials”, Sunday school, library, graduations, first . . . — — Map (db m70016) HM
This city park is named in honor of Arthur Henry Thiesenhusen (1898-1990) by his wife Myrtle. He farmed this land until his retirement in 1966. Arthur was the son of William Johann and Henricka "Ricka' (Garbe) Thiesenhusen - both early immigrants to . . . — — Map (db m102112) HM
On Janesville Road near Tess Corners Road, on the right when traveling east.
In 1857, twelve German families started a Protestant Mission church. They brought their Christian faith and German language from the old country to what is now Muskego. Their services were conducted in German and held once a month in a rented, one . . . — — Map (db m102113) HM
In 1904, the coming of the interurban electric railway (TREM&L) made railroad travel possible between downtown Milwaukee and East Troy, WI. At this very location, a railroad trestle was constructed to bridge a two-acre pond/waterhole in a pasture on . . . — — Map (db m102116) HM
On Pioneer Drive, 0.2 miles south of Janesville Road, on the right when traveling south.
Starting on Sept. 1, 1904 an electric interurban line operated by TMER&L (The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.) ran along this Muskego Recreation Trail. The line split at St. Martin’s Junction, with one running to Burlington and the other, the . . . — — Map (db m132907) HM
