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History. The 1839 Isham Day House is now a museum located in Settlers Park. The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans, including the Menominee, Potawatomi, and Sauk people. In the early 19th century, the Potawatomi had a village in present-day Thiensville located on Pigeon Creek, north of Freistadt Road.
By 1881, the village boasted two stores, two wagon shops, two blacksmith shops, one tailor, two shoe shops, three saloons, one hotel and a post office. Mequon’s location on the line of the Wisconsin Central Railroad made it easy for them to export and import products.
May 24, 2022 · That racism often took on different forms, including what were known as “sundown towns,” communities that didn’t allow people of color to be in the municipality after dark. Wisconsin Public Radio received a WHYsconsin question about the history of sundown towns in Wisconsin.
History of Mequon. The area of the current city was originally inhabited by the Menomonee and Potawatomi Indian tribes. European explorers, trapper, and traders used the Milwaukee River through the middle of the current city as a means of transportation.
The City of Mequon, located north of Milwaukee, forms the southern border of Ozaukee County. Encompassing over forty-eight square miles, Mequon extends from Lake Michigan to Washington County and surrounds the Village of Thiensville.
- Jenna Jacobs
Did you know that Mequon, in Ozaukee County, is one of the largest cities in Wisconsin – by land area. It is 46.28 square miles, larger than Green Bay, Eau Claire, and La Crosse. Images from Frank L. Weyenberg Library and the Ozaukee County Historical Society.
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Our goal at the Mequon-Thiensville Historical Society is to preserve our community’s history, and share this information with our generation and generations
