 Discover Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Milwaukee is the biggest city in Wisconsin. Covering 96.9 sq mi (251.7 sq km), Milwaukee has a population of close to 600,000 (2011 estimate) within a metropolitan area of 1.75 million people. The city is the 28th biggest in the country. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, Milwaukee also serves as the county seat of Milwaukee County.
Guide to Milwaukee WI Hotels
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Milwaukee experiences a humid continental climate. The warmest month is July, when its average temperature rises to 72°F (22.2°C). The coldest month is January, when temperature drops to an average of 20.7°F (-6.3°C).
Leisure boats, Milwaukee
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Today the economy of Milwaukee is based on the services industry. Among the Fortune 1000 companies based in Milwaukee include Harley-Davidson, Northwestern Mutual, and Manpower Inc.
The name Milwaukee is said to mean "good land" in the Algonquian Native American language. The area was historically inhabited by various Native American tribes including the Menominee, Fox, Mascouten, Sauk, Potawatomi, Ojibwe and Ho-Chunk people. The earliest Europeans to arrive here were French missionaries in 1785.
In the 19th century, a number of settlements have been founded in the area. Intense rivalry among these settlements led to open warfare called the Milwaukee Bridge War, which erupted in 1845 due to a dispute between the townships of Juneautown and Kilbourntown over the construction of a bridge across the Milwaukee River. The war, which bore no casualty, resulted in the merger of the two towns into the city of Milwaukee.
Solomon Juneau Memorial Statue, Milwaukee
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Visiting Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Interstate 43 and Interstate 94 are the main interstate highways connecting Milwaukee with the rest of America. The I-43 passes through the city from the north and continues to the southwest while I-94 enters from the west and exits to the south towards Chicago.
Business in Milwaukee
Milwaukee is the second largest city in the state of Wisconsin with a diverse range of industries playing an important role in the economy including healthcare, manufacturing and the healthcare sector. The city is the home of thirteen Fortune 1000 companies who have chosen Milwaukee office space for their base of operations.
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Places of Interest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- America's Black Holocaust Museum
- Betty Brinn Children's Museum
- Charles Allis Art Museum
- Discovery World
- Grohmann Museum
- Haggerty Museum of Art
- Harley-Davidson Museum
- Jewish Museum Milwaukee
- Milwaukee Art Museum
- Milwaukee County Historical Society
- Milwaukee Public Museum
- Mitchell Gallery of Flight
- Pabst Mansion
- Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum
- William F. Eisner Museum of Advertising & Design
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