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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLX3_st-josaphat-basilica_Milwaukee-WI.html
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. I…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLV0_first-court-house_Milwaukee-WI.html
On This SiteStood theFirst Court House 1836-1870First Jail 1836-1847First County Offices 1844-1870Second Jail 1847-1870This tablet erected by Milwaukee County under direction of the Old Settlers Club of Milwaukee County
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLUY_the-cream-city_Milwaukee-WI.html
Milwaukee is known as "The Cream City" not because of dairies or breweries, but because of its historic pale yellow brick buildings constructed throughout the 19th century. These buildings are a distinctive "cream" color because they are made from…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLT6_milwaukee-downer-college_Milwaukee-WI.html
On September 14, 1848, Mrs. William L. Parsons, the wife of a Congregational minister, opened the Milwaukee Female Seminary at the corner of Milwaukee and East Wells. Three years later it was chartered by the Legislature, thus placing Wisconsin in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLT5_the-university-of-wisconsin-milwaukee_Milwaukee-WI.html
Milwaukee's State Normal School, which was founded in 1885 on the city's west side to train teachers, relocated in 1909 to this building, Mitchell Hall, then located on 11-1/2 acres. Designed by Van Ryn and de Gelleke, expanded in 1912, and named …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLT3_golda-meir_Milwaukee-WI.html
The UWM Library is named for Golda Meir. Born Goldie Mabowehz in the Ukraine, she migrated to Milwaukee in 1906, was educated at Fourth Street School, North Division High School, and in present Mitchell Hall of Milwaukee Normal School (1916-17). S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLS3_carl-sandburg-hall_Milwaukee-WI.html
Carl Sandburg (1878-1967), poet, balladeer, biographer of Lincoln, soldier in the Spanish-American War, came from Illinois to Wisconsin in December 1907 as a state organizer for the Social-Democratic party in eastern Wisconsin. After marrying Lill…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLMP_wisconsins-oldest-newspaper_Milwaukee-WI.html
The Milwaukee Sentinel has chronicled the events of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the world longer than any other newspaper in the state. Founded as a weekly on June 27, 1837 by Solomon Juneau, Milwaukee's first mayor, the Sentinel was first published…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLMN_pabst-theater_Milwaukee-WI.html
Designed by Otto Strack and built by Milwaukee brewing magnate Captain Frederick Pabst, the Pabst Theater was constructed on the site of an earlier opera house destroyed by fire in 1895. The Pabst was completed in just six months and opened on Nov…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLII_macarthur-square_Milwaukee-WI.html
MacArthur Square was designated on September 17, 1945 to honor General of the Army Douglas MacArthur for his leadership of Allied forces in the Pacific during World War II. MacArthur, his father General Arthur MacArthur, and his grandfather Judge …