| Wauwatosa Contributor(s): Wauwatosa Historical Society (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738532320 ISBN-13: 9780738532325 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 977.594 |
| LCCN: 2003116542 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.54" W x 9.26" (0.66 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Wisconsin |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First called Hart's Mills, after its founder Charles Hart who settled here in 1835, early Wauwatosa resembled a New England village, complete with a commons. Its first pioneers were Yankees and New Yorkers, later joined by Germans who would mold the growing community. Wauwatosa became the most highly developed, unincorporated settlement in Milwaukee County. It attained a degree of sophistication with its commercial mix of mills, a pickle factory, inns, modest businesses, and nearby stone quarries and breweries. Vital links to Milwaukee in 1851, the Watertown Plank Road and the state's first railroad through the village center to Waukesha, enhanced this development. In 1852, the County Board selected a site nearby for its poor farm. Wauwatosa incorporated as a village in 1892, attaining city status in 1897. The streetcar of the 1890s and the automobile fueled residential growth. Wauwatosa became known as the "City of Homes." In the 1950s, Wauwatosa tripled in size with final annexations and was transformed into a major center of commercial and industrial development, while retaining large public green spaces, parkways, and recreational sites. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wauwatosa Historical Society: - The Wauwatosa Historical Society presents this vivid photographic history of our community to share the rich story of Wauwatosa's people and its past. Images are primarily from the Society's own extensive collections. |