Author: Thomas H. Fehring
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625846932
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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Wander through a history of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, told largely through the letters and recollections of early residents of the village. Current residents can get a sense of what it was like to live in their community during its formative years, as it was becoming the sort of place where literally every house has a story. In addition to giving a voice to familiar landmarks and beloved local characters, the story of Whitefish Bay also provides prime seating for the drama of Wisconsin at large during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Join editor Thomas Fehring as he fishes out the fascinating history of this remarkable coastal town..
Author: Jefferson J. Aikin
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439663041
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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Incorporated in 1892, Whitefish Bay is a pleasant, verdant village that is home to more than fourteen thousand people. More than half of its five thousand houses and other structures have been deemed historic or architecturally important. Even casual passersby can attest to the architectural significance of these buildings, and while the personal history attached to them is less apparent, it is no less dramatic. Their walls retain the stories of their remarkable inhabitants, from the outhouse where the first village president disappeared in 1899 with $20,000 in public funds to the lakeside Beaux-Arts mansion built by a Schlitz Brewing Company heir with eight varieties of Italian marble. Jefferson J. Aikin and Thomas H. Fehring examine these landmark treasures and the legacy of the residents they help preserve.
Author: Carl Swanson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467138630
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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From City Hall to the Pabst Theater, reminders of the past are part of the fabric of Milwaukee. Yet many historic treasures have been lost to time. An overgrown stretch of the Milwaukee River was once a famous beer garden. Blocks of homes and apartments replaced the Wonderland Amusement Park. A quiet bike path now stretches where some of fastest trains in the world previously thundered. Today's Estabrook Park was a vast mining operation, and Marquette University covers the old fairgrounds where Abraham Lincoln spoke. Author Carl Swanson recounts these stories and other tales of bygone days.
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Publisher: Legislative Reference Bureau
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Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 1012
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Category : Wisconsin
Languages : en
Pages : 826
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Category : Wisconsin
Languages : en
Pages : 904
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Category : Wisconsin
Languages : en
Pages : 802
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Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 1506
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Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 1042
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Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 1138
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