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Jan 29, 2018 · East-siders called the village “Milwaukie,” while west-siders preferred “Milwaukee.” Even after the city charter settled the spelling issue, there remained a curiosity about where the name had come from. In 1881, the Milwaukee Sentinel boldly declared that the matter was “definitely settled.”
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People living west of the Milwaukee River preferred the modern-day spelling, while those east of the river often called it Milwaukie. [31] Other spellings included Melleokii (1679), Millioki (1679), Meleki (1684), Milwarik (1699), Milwacky (1761), Milwakie (1779), Millewackie (1817), Milwahkie (1820), and Milwalky (1821).
Oct 14, 2016 · The people who lived here farmed, hunted, traded in complex networks across the country, and generally thrived. The place where Milwaukee stands today was a destination, even then, for all kinds...
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 's history, which includes over 160 years of immigration (of Germans, Irish, French, Yankees, Poles, Blacks and Hispanics), politics (including a strong Socialist movement), and industry (including machines, cheese, and beer), has given it a distinctive heritage.
Milwaukee’s roots as a beer-happy city trace back to the influx of German immigrants in the mid 19 th century. They came seeking cheap land and refuge from a divided mother country—and they...
The Good Land and The Gathering Place. Long before European settlers set foot on the shores of Lake Michigan, Native American tribes called Milwaukee home. In fact, the name "Milwaukee" is derived from an Algonquian word Millioke, meaning “good land,” and from a Potawatomi word Minwaking meaning “gathering place by the waters.”
Milwaukee takes its name from the river, which had been the site of an Indian village since Wisconsin was first known to Europeans. The area was known to have been an Indian council place, believed to have been rising ground in the vicinity of modern Wisconsin Ave. and Fifth St.
