Milwaukee Walks: Walker's Point is a Living Museum » Urban Milwaukee
So many housing styles and interesting architecture in what was once called ‘Skunk Grove.’ By Cari Taylor-Carlson - Jun 12th, 2021 09:41 am //end headline wrapper ?> Conejito’s Place. Photo taken March 2021, by Jeramey Jannene. Distance: Two miles Virginian George H. Walker, a man of considerable girth, was no fool when it came to acquiring land south of the established Kilbourntown and Juneautown. In the 1830s and 1840s, Walker purchased 160 acres of wetland, bounded by the Milwaukee River, 16th Street, Lake Michigan, and Greenfield Avenue. In 1834, he ...
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