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 recentl... Read More
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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 recentl... Read More
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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Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Voices of America
Publication Date: 6th June 2005
State: Wisconsin
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738533926
Format: Paperback
BISACs: TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Author Bio
JIM CECH is a lifelong resident of Oak Creek who worked as a broadcaster for several Milwaukee and Chicago radio stations during the 1990s. He has been employed at the headquarters of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance since 2004 and holds degrees in communications and secondary education from UW Milwaukee. After narrowly losing a bid to become the city’s seventh mayor, Jim became active in the Historical Society and began serving on the Traffic and Safety Committee. He is married to Amy and they have twin daughters, Cassy and Tia. His previously published books are Oak Creek: Fifty Years of Progress in 2005 and Backstage Pass in 2009.
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.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Voices of America
Publication Date: 6th June 2005
State: Wisconsin
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738533926
Format: Paperback
BISACs: TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
JIM CECH is a lifelong resident of Oak Creek who worked as a broadcaster for several Milwaukee and Chicago radio stations during the 1990s. He has been employed at the headquarters of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance since 2004 and holds degrees in communications and secondary education from UW Milwaukee. After narrowly losing a bid to become the city’s seventh mayor, Jim became active in the Historical Society and began serving on the Traffic and Safety Committee. He is married to Amy and they have twin daughters, Cassy and Tia. His previously published books are Oak Creek: Fifty Years of Progress in 2005 and Backstage Pass in 2009.
