Photograph
Vieau Historic Site Marker with Log Cabin
| Historic marker placed on the site of the first cabin built in Milwaukee, 1795. A replica cabin is behind. The plaque says: On this site the first permanent fur trader Jacques Vieau, in 1795 build his cabin, the first house in Milwaukee / Here also was the crossing of the Greenbay-Chicago Trail / This table was erected under the auspices of the Old Settlers Club of Milwaukee County / 1925." |
| Image ID: | 54856 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1930 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Milwaukee |
| County: | Milwaukee |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PF Milwaukee.577 |
| Original Dimensions: | 6.5 x 4.5 inches |
| See also Image ID: 54855. |
| Housing |
| Log cabins |
| Cities and towns |
| Fur trade |
| Historic sites |
| Monuments |
| Plaques, plaquettes |
| Outdoor photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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