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31 Things "You Betcha" Didn't Know About Milwaukee

"Oh you're from Milwaukee, I'm sorry!"

Cecilia Heffernan
Sep 26, 2016
Marquette University
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31 Things "You Betcha" Didn't Know About Milwaukee
Dear MKE
  1. The first spelling of the city was Milwaukie.
  2. Milwaukee is the 29th largest city in the country.
  3. The Allen-Bradley Clock was once the tallest four-faced clock in the world, but was recently dethroned by a clock in Saudi Arabia.
  4. Miller is the only beer brewing company to still call Milwaukee home, Pabst, Schlitz and Blatz used to call Milwaukee home.
  5. An assassination attempt against Theodore Roosevelt took place in Milwaukee, and he continued to deliver a campaign speech with the bullet still lodged in his body.
  6. The first brewery in Milwaukee opened back in 1840.
  7. Milwaukee is also know Brew City.
  8. Milwaukee has 15,000 acres of park land.
  9. Milwaukee is home to the oldest certified bowling alley in the United States.
  10. Milwaukee’s City Hall was the tallest habitable building in the country when completed in 1895.
  11. Home to the St. Joan of Arc Chapel, a 15th century building.
  12. There are more college students in Milwaukee than there are in Madison.
  13. The typewriter was invented in Milwaukee.
  14. The U.S bank building, located in downtown Milwaukee, is the largest building in the state of Wisconsin.
  15. Milwaukee had the largest bay and deepest river on the western shore of Lake Michigan, which was perfect for American settlers and traders.
  16. The port of Milwaukee is the last stop for Mississippi River barges.
  17. The Milwaukee Brewers were originally based in Seattle.
  18. The Ice Rink at Red Arrow Park is larger than at Time Square and Rockefeller Center.
  19. Milwaukee is home to the largest Italian Festival in the United States.
  20. In the 1880’s, there were 5 English, 4 German, and 2 Polish Daily newspapers.
  21. Home of Summerfest, the “World’s Largest Music Festival”.
  22. By 1918, there were 1,980 taverns in Milwaukee, one for every 230 residents.
  23. The city became dominated by its large population of German Immigrants, contributing to cities beer brewing and food.
  24. The Milwaukee Art Museum hosted the 2010 American Idol auditions.
  25. Milwaukee is dubbed the “City of Festivals”.
  26. Some of the best German restaurants in the country are located in Milwaukee.
  27. The Milwaukee Art Museum boasts an art collection of more than 30,000 pieces.
  28. Home of Harley Davidson, and the first Harley motorcycle was built in 1903.
  29. The origins of the cities name have been disputed.
  30. Milwaukee is known as Cream City because of the cream colored bricks that were used to build historical buildings.
  31. Milwaukee is home to Marquette University!
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