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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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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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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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Map of the Lake Bluffs : Portion of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: 1840
Description: Pen-and-ink on paper. Map shows 1840’s homes with owner names, a Native American cemetery, and other points of interest. Relief shown by hachures. Oriented...
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Plat of Land in Milwaukee Between Grand Avenue and the C.M.&St. P. Depot

Date: 1800
Description: Ink on tracing cloth. Shows property owners in block 69, between Fourth and Third Street.
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Milwaukee with the "Walker's Point" and Kilbourn Additions

Date: 1800
Description: Map of additions to Milwaukee. Several of the additions are outlined in colors and many streets, waterways, and some landmarks are labelled.
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Zoning Map Showing Use Districts, Town of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: Map shows 6 types of zoning districts in Milwaukee township. There is a key identifying four types of land: "AGRICULTURAL," '"A" RESIDENCE.' '"B" RESIDENCE...
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Official Quarter-Sectional Atlas of the City of Milwaukee, S. E. 1/4 Sec. 36, T. 7 N., R. 21, E. Plat No. 65

Date: 1906
Description: This map shows ward boundaries, subdivisions, lot and block numbers and dimensions, house numbers, electric car lines, steam railways, and adjoining plat n...
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Map of the City of Milwaukee Showing Water Pipe Distribution

Date: 1892
Description: This map shows water pipes, hydrants, stop cocks, check valves, fire cysterns, and manholes. Also shown are block numbers, streets, railroads, parks, cemet...
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Map of Milwaukee and Suburbs

Date: 1893
Description: This map covers west to Wauwatosa, north to North Milwaukee, and south to South Milwaukee and shows street railways, city limits, parks, roads, railroads, ...
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Map of the City of Milwaukee Showing Street Improvements : Accompanying Report of the City Engineer

Date: 1899
Description: This map shows parks, block numbers, Lake Michigan, and railroads. Relief is shown by contours. Also included is an explanation that lists how many miles o...
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Street Car System : T.M.E.R.&L.Co. Milwaukee and Suburbs

Date: 1910
Description: This ink on paper blue line print base map consists of eight separate pieces and shows city limits, The Milwaukee Electric Railroad & Light Company lines, ...
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Milwaukee Harbor, Wisconsin

Date: 1924
Description: This map shows streets, selected buildings, railroads, railway yards, schools, parks, schools, cemeteries, bays, the Milwaukee River, and Lake Michigan. De...
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Map Showing Boundaries of Original Purchases (1835) Forming Nucleus of Present-Day Milwaukee

Date: 1948
Description: This map is ink on tracing paper and shows acreages, wards, streets, rivers, and Lake Michigan. Also included are editorial notes in pencil.
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Map of the city of Milwaukee Showing Completed Sewers Up to Dec. 31st, 1894

Date: 1894
Description: This map shows sewers, intercepting sewers, manholes, block numbers, streets, railroads, parks, cemeteries, and Lake Michigan. The right margin reads: "Tot...
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Map of the City of Milwaukee : Showing Completed Sewers, Water Pipes Thus Far Laid, the Altitude of Different Regions of the City and the Location of Every Case of Small Pox, Diptheria [i.e. Diphtheria] & Scarlet Fever

Date: 1879
Description: This map shows asylums, cemeteries, hospitals, parks, streets, and wards. Relief is shown by contours. Also included are manuscript annotations in pencil. ...
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Plat of Milwaukee : Representing Parts of Sections 32 and 33 as Divided into Lots

Date: 1942
Description: This photostat map shows roads, ferry, impassible marsh land, the Menominee River, the Milwaukee River, and Lake Michigan.

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