Forest Home Cemetery
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Forest Home Cemetery located in the Lincoln Village neighborhood
of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
is the final resting place of many of the city's famed beer barons, politicians and social elite. Both the cemetery and its Landmark Chapel are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
and were declared a Milwaukee Landmark in 1973.
The cemetery
is run by a non-profit organization held in public trust
. Profits from each sale are reinvested to insure continual care of the buildings and land. Its Victorian
landscape contains over 300 species of trees, along with many ornate statues, crypts and monuments.
in 1847 established Forest Home Cemetery on what would later become Milwaukee's south side. When the land was selected it was located nearly two miles outside of the city limits along the newly built Janesville Plank Road (now Forest Home Avenue), in an area believed to be far enough from urban development to remain rural. The 72 acres (291,373.9 m²) that were purchased in 1850 quickly grew to nearly 200 acre (0.809372 km²) by the turn of the century. Orville Cadwell was the first burial on August 5, 1850 but was soon joined by others due to an outbreak of cholera
in the city.
This location was dotted by Paleo Indian
burial mounds and intersected a large collection of effigy mounds known to settlers as the Indian Fields. It contained over sixty earthworks which were catalogued by pioneer scientist Increase A. Lapham, including a rare intaglio
of a panther, none of which remains today. An Indian village populated the corner near what is now Lincoln Avenue that grew corn on the hills. They most likely chose this location due to its proximity to the Kinnickinnic River
.
Construction of the Gothic
style Landmark Chapel started in 1890 and took two years to complete. It was designed by architects George Ferry & Alfred Clas and built using Lake Superior Sandstone, a dark red sandstone
found near the Apostle Islands
in Lake Superior
. A leaded glass conservatory
containing decades-old tropical plants extends from the north and south sides of the nave.
Modern improvements within Forest Home Cemetery include two large mausoleum
s. The Halls of History is an indoor temperature controlled mausoleum and community center. Along with the columbarium
and crypts it houses, the center contains a number of permanent and changing exhibits that educate visitors about the history of Milwaukee and over 100 of its people. It is open for walk-ins during office hours. Adjacent to this is a large terraced outdoor mausoleum called Chapel Gardens. It contains above ground burials in porticos set by ornate colonnades, statues, and rose gardens.
Forest Home Cemetery is home to 28 Milwaukee mayors, seven Wisconsin governors, noted industrialists and over 110,000 burials. The Newhall House Monument is a mass grave for 64 people of the Newhall House fire of 1883, in which 71 individuals (43 unidentified) died.
Lincoln Village, City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Lincoln Village is a south side neighborhood within the City of Milwaukee.-Geography:Using current street names, the Lincoln Village neighborhood is bounded by W Becher Street on the north to the Kinnickinnic River on the south, by South 5th Street on the east to South 20th Street on the...
of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
is the final resting place of many of the city's famed beer barons, politicians and social elite. Both the cemetery and its Landmark Chapel are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
and were declared a Milwaukee Landmark in 1973.
The cemetery
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
is run by a non-profit organization held in public trust
Public trust
The concept of the public trust relates back to the origins of democratic government and its seminal idea that within the public lies the true power and future of a society; therefore, whatever trust the public places in its officials must be respected....
. Profits from each sale are reinvested to insure continual care of the buildings and land. Its Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
landscape contains over 300 species of trees, along with many ornate statues, crypts and monuments.
History
A committee appointed by members of St. Paul's Episcopal ChurchSt. Paul's Episcopal Church, Milwaukee
St. Paul's Episcopal Church is a church located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee. Noted for its Tiffany windows, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a designated Milwaukee Landmark.- Description :...
in 1847 established Forest Home Cemetery on what would later become Milwaukee's south side. When the land was selected it was located nearly two miles outside of the city limits along the newly built Janesville Plank Road (now Forest Home Avenue), in an area believed to be far enough from urban development to remain rural. The 72 acres (291,373.9 m²) that were purchased in 1850 quickly grew to nearly 200 acre (0.809372 km²) by the turn of the century. Orville Cadwell was the first burial on August 5, 1850 but was soon joined by others due to an outbreak of cholera
Cholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces...
in the city.
This location was dotted by Paleo Indian
Paleo Indians
Paleo-Indians or Paleoamericans is a classification term given to the first peoples who entered, and subsequently inhabited, the American continent during the final glacial episodes of the late Pleistocene period...
burial mounds and intersected a large collection of effigy mounds known to settlers as the Indian Fields. It contained over sixty earthworks which were catalogued by pioneer scientist Increase A. Lapham, including a rare intaglio
Intaglio (burial mound)
Intaglio is a term from art applied to burial mounds that refers to a design cut into a hard surface. In this case, the burial mounds have designs cut into the ground, though intaglio broadly applies to burial mounds which are raised above the natural surface of the terrain. There are much more...
of a panther, none of which remains today. An Indian village populated the corner near what is now Lincoln Avenue that grew corn on the hills. They most likely chose this location due to its proximity to the Kinnickinnic River
Kinnickinnic River (Milwaukee River)
The Kinnickinnic River is one of three primary rivers that flow into the harbor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Lake Michigan, along with the Menomonee River and Milwaukee River. It is locally called the "KK River."...
.
Construction of the Gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
style Landmark Chapel started in 1890 and took two years to complete. It was designed by architects George Ferry & Alfred Clas and built using Lake Superior Sandstone, a dark red sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
found near the Apostle Islands
Apostle Islands
The Apostle Islands are a group of 22 islands in Lake Superior, off the Bayfield Peninsula in northern Wisconsin. The majority of the islands are located in Ashland County—only Sand, York, Eagle, and Raspberry Islands are located in Bayfield County...
in Lake Superior
Lake Superior
Lake Superior is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the...
. A leaded glass conservatory
Conservatory (greenhouse)
A conservatory is a room having glass roof and walls, typically attached to a house on only one side, used as a greenhouse or a sunroom...
containing decades-old tropical plants extends from the north and south sides of the nave.
Modern improvements within Forest Home Cemetery include two large mausoleum
Mausoleum
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb or the tomb may be considered to be within the...
s. The Halls of History is an indoor temperature controlled mausoleum and community center. Along with the columbarium
Columbarium
A columbarium is a place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns . The term comes from the Latin columba and originally referred to compartmentalized housing for doves and pigeons .The Columbarium of Pomponius Hylas is a particularly fine ancient Roman example, rich in...
and crypts it houses, the center contains a number of permanent and changing exhibits that educate visitors about the history of Milwaukee and over 100 of its people. It is open for walk-ins during office hours. Adjacent to this is a large terraced outdoor mausoleum called Chapel Gardens. It contains above ground burials in porticos set by ornate colonnades, statues, and rose gardens.
Notable interments
- Gerhard BadingGerhard A. BadingGerhard Adolph Bading, M.D. was an American physician, and politician who served as mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 1912 to 1916. he was the U.S. Envoy to Ecuador from 1922 to 1929.-Biography:...
, mayor and U.S. Minister to Ecuador - Sherburn BeckerSherburn M. BeckerSherburn M. Becker was mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 1906 to 1908. Becker was elected in 1906, defeating the incumbent, David Rose, who had served four terms as Milwaukee's mayor. Becker was known as the "boy mayor", having been elected at age 29...
, known as the "boy mayor" of Milwaukee - Victor BergerVictor L. BergerVictor Luitpold Berger was a founding member of the Socialist Party of America and an important and influential Socialist journalist who helped establish the so-called Sewer Socialist movement. The first Socialist elected to the U.S...
, newspaper editor and founding member of the Socialist Party of AmericaSocialist Party of AmericaThe Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... - Jacob BestJacob BestJacob Best, Sr. was an American brewer who founded what would later become known as the Pabst Brewing Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
, founder of what became the Pabst Brewing CompanyPabst Brewing CompanyPabst Brewing Company is an American company that dates its origins to a brewing company founded in 1844 by Jacob Best and by 1889 named after Frederick Pabst. It is currently the holding company contracting for the brewing of over two dozen brands of beer and malt liquor from defunct companies... - Valentin BlatzValentin BlatzValentin Blatz was a German-American brewer and banker. He was born in Bavaria and worked at his father's brewery in his youth. In August 1848 Blatz immigrated to America and by 1849 had moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
, founder of the Valentin Blatz Brewing CompanyValentin Blatz Brewing CompanyThe Valentin Blatz Brewing Company was an American brewery based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It produced Blatz Beer from 1851 until 1959 when the label was sold to Pabst Brewing Company.-History:... - Sherman BoothSherman BoothSherman Booth was an abolitionist, editor and politician in Wisconsin. Born in Davenport, New York, Booth moved to Wisconsin from New York, just days before Wisconsin was granted statehood. He was one of the only members of the Free Soil Party in the state at the time, and he was a staunch...
, newspaper editor and abolitionist - Lynde BradleyLynde BradleyLynde Bradley , the brother of Harry Lynde Bradley, was the co-founder of the Allen-Bradley Company and the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation....
, co-founder of the Allen-BradleyAllen-BradleyAllen-Bradley is the brand-name of a line of Factory Automation Equipment manufactured by Rockwell Automation . The company, with revenues of approximately US$4.5 billion in 2006, manufactures programmable automation controllers , human-machine interfaces, sensors, safety components and systems,...
corporation - James BrownJames S. BrownJames Sproat Brown was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Wisconsin who served in Congress.Brown was born in 1824 in Hampden, Maine. He moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1840 and, after being admitted to the bar in 1843, began practicing law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1844...
, politician and first attorney general of Wisconsin - George BrumderGeorge BrumderGeorge Brumder was a German-American newspaper publisher and businessman born in Breuschwickersheim, Alsace-Lorraine, France. He was the fifteenth of sixteen children born to Georg and Christina Brumder. In 1857, at the age of 18, Brumder immigrated to Wisconsin with his older sister, Anna Maria,...
, newspaper publisher (largest circulation of German language papers in the U.S.) - Horace ChaseHorace ChaseHorace B. Chase was an American politician who served as mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Chase was born in Vermont, on Christmas Day of 1810 and lived near Derby, Vermont. One of Milwaukee's pioneers, he first arrived in Milwaukee in December 1834, left for Chicago, and returned to settle in...
, politician who served as mayor of Milwaukee - Hans CrockerHans CrockerHans Crocker was an American lawyer and Wisconsin politician.He began his career as a member of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, but later became a member of the Republican Party of Wisconsin....
, editor of Milwaukee's first newspaper and politician - Lysander CutlerLysander CutlerLysander Cutler was an American businessman, educator, politician, and a Union Army General during the American Civil War.-Early years:Cutler was born in Royalston, Massachusetts, the son of a farmer...
, politician and Union Army general during the American Civil War - Arthur DavidsonArthur Davidson (Harley-Davidson founder)Arthur Davidson was one of the four original founders of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company. One of Arthur's favorite pastimes was fishing in the beautiful Wisconsin wilderness, which inspired him to create a motorcycle that would "take the hard work out of pedaling a bicycle".Arthur was a natural...
, One of the four original founders of the Harley-DavidsonHarley-DavidsonHarley-Davidson , often abbreviated H-D or Harley, is an American motorcycle manufacturer. Founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the first decade of the 20th century, it was one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression...
Motorcycle Company - William Davidson, One of the four original founders of the Harley-DavidsonHarley-DavidsonHarley-Davidson , often abbreviated H-D or Harley, is an American motorcycle manufacturer. Founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the first decade of the 20th century, it was one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression...
Motorcycle Company - Walter Davidson, President and co-founder of the Harley-DavidsonHarley-DavidsonHarley-Davidson , often abbreviated H-D or Harley, is an American motorcycle manufacturer. Founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the first decade of the 20th century, it was one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression...
Motorcycle Company - Charles HammersleyCharles E. HammersleyCharles E. Hammersley was an American politician. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was a Democrat and was a candidate for governor in 1930. He was a delegate in the Democrat National Convention in 1936 and 1940. He died in 1957 and is buried at the Forest Home Cemetery in Milwaukee....
, 1930 candidate for governor - Byron KilbournByron KilbournByron Kilbourn was an American surveyor, railroad executive, and politician who was an important figure in the founding of Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
, American surveyor, railroad executive and co-founder of the City of Milwaukee - Charles KingCharles King (general)Charles King was a United States soldier and a distinguished writer.-Biography:...
, U.S. General and distinguished writer - Abner KirbyAbner KirbyAbner Kirby was an American businessman who served as mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Kirby bought a half interest in the City Hotel, which originally opened in 1845, at the corner of Mason and Water Streets in Milwaukee. The hotel was renamed the Walker House and later Kirby House, when Kirby...
, businessman and mayor of Milwaukee - August Krug, founder of what became the Joseph Schlitz Brewing CompanyJoseph Schlitz Brewing CompanyThe Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company was an American brewery based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was once the largest producer of beer in the world. Its namesake beer, Schlitz, was known as "The beer that made Milwaukee famous" and was famously advertised with the slogan "When you're out of Schlitz,...
- Increase A. Lapham, author, scientist, and early American naturalist
- William LyndeWilliam Pitt LyndeWilliam Pitt Lynde was an American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin who served in Congress.Lynde was born in Sherburne, New York. He graduated from Yale College, in 1838, and Harvard Law School, in 1841, and was admitted to the bar. He moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shortly thereafter...
, lawyer and Wisconsin politician - Harrison LudingtonHarrison LudingtonHarrison Ludington was an American Republican politician who served as the 13th Governor of Wisconsin and a mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.- Ancestry :...
, Milwaukee mayor and governor of Wisconsin - Alfred LuntAlfred LuntAlfred Lunt was an American stage director and actor, often identified for a long-time professional partnership with his wife, actress Lynn Fontanne...
& Lynn FontanneLynn FontanneLynn Fontanne was a British actress and major stage star in the United States for over 40 years. She teamed with her husband Alfred Lunt.She lived in the United States for more than 60 years but never relinquished her British citizenship. Lunt and Fontanne shared a special Tony Award in 1970...
, famous award winning husband and wife Broadway acting team - Francis McGovernFrancis E. McGovernFrancis McGovern , was an American politician who served as the 22nd Governor of Wisconsin from 1911 to 1915.McGovern supported the La Follette progressive wing of the Republican Party...
, American politician and Wisconsin governor - Andrew MillerAndrew G. MillerAndrew Glenn Miller was an associate justice of the territorial Wisconsin Supreme Court and later a United States federal judge....
, justice of the territorial Wisconsin Supreme CourtWisconsin Supreme CourtThe Wisconsin Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the state of Wisconsin. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over original actions, appeals from lower courts, and regulation or administration of the practice of law in Wisconsin.-Location:... - Alexander MitchellAlexander Mitchell (politician)Alexander Mitchell was a Scottish-born banker, railroad financier and Democratic politician in Milwaukee.He was born in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and immigrated to the United States in 1839...
, wealthy banking magnate and Mitchell family patriarch - Billy Mitchell, U.S. Army General who is regarded as the father of the U.S. Air Force
- John MitchellJohn L. MitchellJohn Lendrum Mitchell was an American politician and a Democratic Congressman, Senator from Wisconsin, and a member of the Wisconsin State Senate. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
, Senator and father of General Billy Mitchell - Frederick PabstFrederick PabstFrederick Pabst was a German-American brewer who founded the Pabst Brewing Company.-Early life:Johann Gottlieb Friedrich Pabst was born on March 28, 1836, in the village of Nikolausrieth, then in the Province of Saxony, in the Kingdom of Prussia...
, brewing magnate of Pabst Brewing CompanyPabst Brewing CompanyPabst Brewing Company is an American company that dates its origins to a brewing company founded in 1844 by Jacob Best and by 1889 named after Frederick Pabst. It is currently the holding company contracting for the brewing of over two dozen brands of beer and malt liquor from defunct companies...
fame - Henry PayneHenry C. PayneHenry Clay Payne was U.S. Postmaster General from 1902 to 1904 under Pres. Theodore Roosevelt. He died in office and was buried at Forest Home Cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
, U.S. Postmaster General - Emanuel PhilippEmanuel L. PhilippEmanuel Lorenz Philipp was the 23rd Governor of Wisconsin, United States, from 1915 to 1921. He was born in Honey Creek in Sauk County...
, governor of Wisconsin - William SmithWilliam E. SmithWilliam E. Smith was the 14th Governor of Wisconsin.Born in Kincardineshire, Scotland, and moved to the United States with his family as a child. He had lived in New York City and Michigan before settling in Fox Lake, Wisconsin in 1849...
, politician and co-founder of Roundy'sRoundy'sRoundy's Supermarkets is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based supermarket chain with 154 stores in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and 4 stores in Illinois...
supermarket chain - George PeckGeorge Wilbur PeckGeorge Wilbur Peck was an American writer and politician who served as the 17th Governor of Wisconsin.Peck was born in 1840 in Henderson, New York, the oldest of three children of David B. and Alzina P. Peck. In 1843, the family moved to Cold Spring, Wisconsin...
, newspaper publisher, mayor of Milwaukee and governor of Wisconsin - Ole PetersenOle Peter PetersenOle Peter Petersen is credited as the founder of Methodism in Norway and co-founder of Norwegian and Danish Methodism in the United States....
, founder of Methodism in Norway - Joseph SchlitzJoseph SchlitzJoseph Schlitz was a German entrepreneur who made his fortune in the brewing industry.A native of Mainz, Germany, Schlitz emigrated to the U.S. in 1850. In 1856 he assumed management of the Krug Brewery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1858 he married Krug's widow and changed the name of the company...
(cenotaph), brewing magnate of the now defunct Joseph Schlitz Brewing CompanyJoseph Schlitz Brewing CompanyThe Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company was an American brewery based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was once the largest producer of beer in the world. Its namesake beer, Schlitz, was known as "The beer that made Milwaukee famous" and was famously advertised with the slogan "When you're out of Schlitz,... - Christopher SholesChristopher SholesChristopher Latham Sholes was an American inventor who invented the first practical typewriter and the QWERTY keyboard still in use today...
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key layout - Adonis TerryAdonis TerryWilliam H. "Adonis" Terry was an American Major League Baseball player whose career spanned from his debut with the Brooklyn Atlantics in , to the Chicago Colts in . In his 14 seasons, he compiled a 197-196 win–loss record, winning 20 or more games in a season four different times...
, 19th century Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player. - Don UphamDon A. J. UphamDon Alonzo Joshua Upham was an American lawyer and Wisconsin politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.Upham was born in Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vermont in 1809....
, United States Attorney and two-term Milwaukee mayor - George WalkerGeorge H. WalkerGeorge H. Walker was an American trader and politician who helped found the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Walker was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. He moved with his family to Illinois in 1825....
, early settler and co-founder of the City of Milwaukee - Isaac WalkerIsaac P. WalkerIsaac Pigeon Walker was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin.Walker was born in Virginia and moved with his family to Illinois in 1825. He practiced law in Springfield, Illinois, and served one term in the Illinois House of Representatives. He moved to Wisconsin in...
, U.S. Senator and younger brother of George WalkerGeorge H. WalkerGeorge H. Walker was an American trader and politician who helped found the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Walker was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. He moved with his family to Illinois in 1825.... - Emil WallberEmil WallberEmil Wallber was mayor of Milwaukee from 1884 to 1888, during the Great Labor Strike of 1886. He adopted the eight hour work day, but the law had no penalty for employers who did not comply....
, Mayor during the Bay View TragedyBay View TragedyThe Bay View Massacre was the culmination of events that began on Saturday May 1, 1886 when 7,000 building-trades workers joined with 5,000 Polish laborers who had organized at St... - Oscar WerwathOscar WerwathOscar Werwath was the founder and first president of the Milwaukee School of Engineering in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. He is buried at Forest Home Cemetery....
, founder of the Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee School of EngineeringThe Milwaukee School of Engineering is a private university located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. MSOE is best known for its applications-oriented curriculum, close association with business and industry, and extremely high placement rate... - Carl ZeidlerCarl ZeidlerCarl Frederick Zeidler was the mayor of the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 1940 to 1942.Born in Milwaukee, he graduated from Marquette University in 1929 and receiving a J.D...
(cenotaph), brother to Frank Zeidler and Milwaukee's "singing mayor" - Frank ZeidlerFrank P. ZeidlerFrank Paul Zeidler was an American Socialist politician and Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving three terms from April 20, 1948 to April 18, 1960. He was the most recent Socialist mayor of any major American city, although U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders was the mayor of Burlington, the largest...
, three term socialist mayor of Milwaukee and 1976 United States Presidential Candidate
See also
- List of Milwaukeeans
- List of mayors of Milwaukee
- Lincoln Village, City of Milwaukee, WisconsinLincoln Village, City of Milwaukee, WisconsinLincoln Village is a south side neighborhood within the City of Milwaukee.-Geography:Using current street names, the Lincoln Village neighborhood is bounded by W Becher Street on the north to the Kinnickinnic River on the south, by South 5th Street on the east to South 20th Street on the...
Further reading
- The Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis., with a map of the grounds by Silas Chapman. 1871.
- Silent City: A History of Forest Home Cemetery by John Gurda. 2000.