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History of Milwaukee County WisconsinSelect a City, Town, Village or Township: Our database does not include an historic photo for Milwaukee County Wisconsin, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Local History Notes:The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: MILWAUKEE, a county in the S. E. part of Wisconsin, bordering on Lake Michigan, contains 240 square miles. It is drained by the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Root rivers. The surface is gently undulating. The soil is calcareous, and highly productive. The staples are wheat, corn, oats, potatoes, hay, and butter. In 1850 the county produced 61,147 bushels of wheat; 125,584 of oats; 11,246 tons of hay, and 158,521 pounds of butter. It contained 32 churches, 17 newspaper offices, 4857 pupils attending public schools, and 1506 attending academies and other schools. The streams furnish water-power for numerous mills and factories. Milwaukee county is traversed by 6 plank-roads, and by the Milwaukee and Mississippi railroad. Settled in 1834 or '35. Though the smallest in extent, it is the most populous county in the state, and the most important, us containing the city of Milwaukee, the commercial capital of Wisconsin. Population, 31,077. Biographies:Thomas Lynch Biography Thomas Lynch, representative, was born in Milwaukee county, Wis., Nov. 21, 1844; son of Patrick and Mary Lynch, and grandson of John Lynch. He was brought up on a farm, and acquired his education chiefly in the local schools. In 1863 he removed to Chilton, Calumet county, Wis., where he taught school until 1871. He was a representative in the Wisconsin legislature, 1873 and 1883; was graduated from the Wisconsin university, LL.B., 1875; was district attorney of Calumet county, 1878-82, and in the latter year removed to Antigo, Langlade county. He was mayor of Antigo, 1885 and 1888, and a Democratic representative from the ninth Wisconsin district in the 52d and 53d congresses, 1891-95. He died at Pelican Lake, Wis., May 4, 1898. Local History and Genealogy Links: |
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