[milwaukee-electric] Re: A Little More About the Creeks

[Ken and Tracie]

Thanks, Gary. I noted I didn't have it quite right. I have maps with it in 
its correct spot, just have them boxed away.

I need to get out that early 1900s USGS map showing the dam and pond north 
of Capitol.

K.

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From: "Gary Schnabl" <gSchnabl at SWDetroit.com>
To: <milwaukee-electric at lists.dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 3:49 PM
Subject: [milwaukee-electric] Re: A Little More About the Creeks


> On 7/11/2010 3:21 PM, Ken and Tracie wrote:
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>> I used blue lines to show (roughly) where the two other tributary creeks 
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>> were when they were on the surface, as well as a not quite exact =
>> location of Lincoln Creek's channel east of N. 47th Street:
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> You have the original creek at bit to the south than I believe it to
> have been. One case in point. Sercombe--the original older name for 39th
> in semirural Milwaukee was veered to the NE north of 39th and Hope in
> order to cross the creek perpendicularly, requiring a shorter bridge (or
> causeway of some sort) in 1900. You have it crossing the NS part of
> Sercombe instead of the NE/SW part.
>
> I think a pre-1900 map shows the creek--maybe not. The only platted
> streets back then were Marion, west of 35th for a couple blocks and
> Sercombe--connecting with Marion. Nothing south of Marion on 35th. There
> were two street bridges crossing the rerouted Lincoln Creek
> afterwards--one at 37th and the other at 35th. I always thought it
> strange to have two bridges so close together.
>
> Until Banner Lumber was built around 1955 or so, there was nothing east
> of 35th Street north of Hope, I thought. Yesterday, while running a web
> search on Banner Lumber, all I could come up with was an obit in a
> Jewish newsletter for the president of Banner Lumber, which stated that
> Lewin--his surname--came from Philly to Milwaukee in 1954.
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> Gary
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