LeClaire's Trading Post

LeClaire's Trading Post (HMPVA)

Location: Milwaukee, WI 53202 Milwaukee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 2.338', W 87° 54.59'

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The first house on the east side
of Milwaukee was built on this site
in the year 1800 by
Antoine LeClaire as a trading post,
the log house shown on the left
of this view:
The log cabin, stockade and store
on the right were erected by
Solomon Juneau in 1825
In 1835 Juneau built a large
warehouse which in 1851 was replaced
by Ludington's brick block
and the latter by the
present building in 1891

This tablet was erected under the
supervision of the
Old Settlers Club of Milwaukee County
[balance of marker obscured]
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HM NumberHMPVA
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Placed ByOld Settlers Club of Milwaukee County
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Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 2:06am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 425887 N 4765543
Decimal Degrees43.03896667, -87.90983333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 2.338', W 87° 54.59'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 2' 20.28" N, 87° 54' 35.40" W
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Area Code(s)414, 262
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 7968 N Riverwalk Way, Milwaukee WI 53202, US
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