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Map of Milwaukee

Date: 1862
Description: Drawn the second year of the Civil War, this 1862 map of Milwaukee shows post offices, light houses, beacon lights, county buildings, elevator warehouses, ...
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Parking Area Study, Milwaukee County Zoological Garden

Date: 1955
Description: Bottom of the map reads: "PARKING AREA STUDY MILWAUKEE COUNTY ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN SCALE 1"=200" APRIL 21, 1955 TOTAL PARKING AREA - 3736 CARS 31.1 acres". Th...
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Milwaukee and Vicinity

Date: 1966
Description: This map from the 1960s provides a detailed street map of Milwaukee County and eastern Waukesha County as far west as Menomonee Falls and Muskego Lake. A p...
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Township and Range Map of Milwaukee County with Parts of Racine, Walworth and Waukesha County

Date: 1830
Description: A hand-drawn map of the township sectioning of Milwaukee, eastern Waukesha, northern Walworth, and Racine Counties. Other items shown in the map are the la...
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Map of Franklin Township, Wisconsin

Date: 1976
Description: An 1876 reprinted map of the Township of Franklin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, that shows the land ownership and sectioning of the town, as well as the ro...
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Map of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Date: 1896
Description: A map of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin that shows the township and range system, sections, towns, roads, railroads and rail stations, cities and villages, po...
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Bird's-Eye View of Milwaukee's Parkway

Date: 1922
Description: A bird's-eye map that shows the Milwaukee Parkway as contemplated by the Milwaukee County Planning Commission. The map identifies the roads and parks throu...
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Map of the Metropolitan Area and Proposed Connecting Parkways and Boulevards in Milwaukee County

Date: 1940
Description: Map of Milwaukee County showing the metropolitan area, in yellow, and the proposed connecting of parkways and boulevards in green. The map also identifies ...
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Map of the County Tour of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: 1940
Description: A map of Milwaukee County, showing the route of the county tour of Milwaukee in the dark line, as well as identifying other roads, streets, and the Root, M...
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Tourist Map of the Milwaukee County and Downtown Milwaukee

Date: 1968
Description: A tourist map of Milwaukee County and of downtown Milwaukee. The Map of Milwaukee County identifies the location of some of the points of interests in the ...
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Map Showing Utility of Land in Milwaukee Township

Date: 1914
Description: A hand-drawn and colored map of the Milwaukee Township, showing how lands were used, included are parks, cemeteries, private grounds, and speculative land....
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Rough Map of Milwalky and the Adjacent Country

Date: 1835
Description: This map is pen-and-ink on paper. The map shows landowners in "Milwalky" or present day Milwaukee. Includes "list of property offered to Mr. Walker". The m...
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Map of Milwaukie

Date: 1836
Description: This map shows settlers houses and businesses, trails, and swamps. The relief is shown by hachures. The map includes illustrations of historical buildings ...
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Map of Milwaukee : Showing Location of Its Principal Buildings

Date: 1890
Description: Map of Milwaukee as remembered by "Dr Enoch Chase, U.B. Smith & Others." Represented are major roads, lowlands, trails, homesteads, and lots. Map depicts t...
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Map of Milwaukee Made for M.L. Martin and Solomon Juneau, With Their Signatures

Date: 06 1837
Description: Pen-and-ink on paper. Shows riverside property west of the Milwaukee River. Inscribed by several early Milwaukee settlers, including Henry W. Cleveland, Cy...
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Palmer & Co's Addition to the City of Milwaukee

Date: 1857
Description: Caption reads: "THE LOTS embraced in the proposed Addition, are situated in the Fourth Ward of the City of Milwaukee, about twenty minutes walk from Spring...
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Martineau's Addition in the First Ward of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: 1858
Description: Map of Martineau's Addition in the first ward of Milwaukee as well as buildings and location of adjacent additions with landowners names.
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Central Area of the City of Milwaukee: Showing Public Buildings, Business Establishments, Recreational Sites

Date: 05 1958
Description: Photocopy of a map created by the City of Milwaukee Master Plan Program City Planning Division in May of 1958 representing 1870 "THE CENTRAL AREA OF THE CI...
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Milwaukee's Polish Population

Date: 1902
Description: Map reads: "Milwaukee's Polish Population. Map showing in Red Color the Location and Density of Polish=Speaking Population of the City of Milwaukee, Wis." ...
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Map of the Milwaukee Bay Showing the Site of the Proposed Harbor

Date: 1836
Description: This map is pen-and-ink on paper and shows marshlands, rivers, creeks, a quarry, and a few roads.

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