Oak Creek : 50 Years of Progress. Jim Cech
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Author: Jim Cech
Number of Pages: 128 pages
Published Date: 30 Jun 2005
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Publication Country: Charleston, SC, United States
Language: English
Type: PDF
ISBN: 9780738533926
File size: 15 Mb
File Name: Oak.Creek.50.Years.of.Progress.pdf
Download Link: Oak Creek 50 Years of Progress
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In the early 1830s, U.S. officials forced the Menomonee and Potawatomi Indians to give up their lands in present-day Milwaukee County. Men from England and the eastern United States purchased large tracts of land along Lake Michigan from the government. Settlers like John Fowle, George Cobb, and Luther Rawson brought families to southeastern Wisconsin and helped establish the town of Oak Creek. For more than 100 years, Oak Creek retained its township status and rural character. But in 1955, Milwaukee city leaders attempted to annex Oak Creek's land and collect income tax revenue from a recently completed power plant. The small town won a legendary incorporation battle with their powerful northern neighbor, setting a precedent that also saved Franklin and Greenfield from being absorbed by Milwaukee.
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