Wisconsin
With the new Black Nite dedication, here are the Wisconsin historical landmarks in Milwaukee County
Wisconsin’s first LGBTQ historic landmark was dedicated this week near the former Black Nite tavern in Milwaukee, at the corner of West St. Paul and North Plankinton avenues.
The location is the site of the state’s first LGBTQ uprising in 1961, and the landmark honors Josie Carter, a Black transgender person who led the defense against attackers.
It’s one of 58 official state historical landmarks in Milwaukee County, according to the Wisconsin Historical Society.
From the invention of the typewriter to Wisconsin’s lime industry, this list has something new to learn about, even for locals.
Here’s a list of all the Wisconsin historical markers in Milwaukee County and where you can find them:
- Watertown Plank Road: Miller Brewing Company, junction of 40th and State streets, Milwaukee
- Meadowmere: Triangle at 57th, Hayes and Fillmore streets, West Allis
- Invention of the Typewriter: Junction of 4th and State streets, Milwaukee
- Oneida Street Station, T.M.E.R. & L. Co.: Junction of Wells and Edison streets, Milwaukee
- First Milwaukee Cargo Pier: Foot of East Michigan Street, Milwaukee
- Milwaukee-Downer College: Junction of East Hartford and North Downer avenues, Milwaukee
- Saint John’s Infirmary: Junction of North Avenue and Lake Drive, Milwaukee
- Milwaukee County’s First Airport: Inside the Currie Park Golf Course clubhouse, Wauwatosa
- Erastus B. Wolcott, M.D.: Grounds of VA Hospital, 5000 W. National Ave., Milwaukee
- St Mary’s School of Nursing: Junction of North Avenue and Lake Drive, Milwaukee
- Boyhood Home of Jeremiah Curtin: 8685 W. Grange Ave., Greendale
- Old North Point Water Tower: East North Avenue, between North Lake Drive and North Terrace Avenue, Milwaukee
- Carl Sandburg Hall: Junction of East Hartford and North Maryland avenues, UW-Milwaukee campus
- General Mitchell Field: On East Layton Avenue, a half-mile east of South Howell Avenue, located in parking lot observation area, Milwaukee
- Milwaukee Interurban Terminal, 1905-1951: 231 W. Michigan St., Milwaukee
- MacArthur Square: East-wall entrance to parking structure at the North 9th Street Tunnel, Milwaukee
- Golda Meir: Golda Meir Library on UW-Milwaukee campus, Milwaukee
- Carl Frederick Zeidler: Zeidler Park, 300 W. Michigan St., Milwaukee
- Bay View’s Rolling Mill: Junction of S. Superior Street and E. Russell Avenue, Milwaukee
- Wisconsin’s Lime Industry: 8801 W. Grange Ave., Greendale
- Wisconsin’s Oldest Newspaper the Milwaukee Sentinel: On the Riverwalk, 100 E. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee
- National Soldiers Home: Zablocki VA Medical Center, State 59
- Civil War Camp: 1756 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee
- First African-American Church Built in Wisconsin: Junction of 4th Street and Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee
- The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Mitchell Hall, UW-Milwaukee, North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee
- Pabst Theater: 144 E. Wells St., Milwaukee
- Third Ward Fire: 159 N. Broadway, Milwaukee
- Captain Frederick Pabst: 2000 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee
- Camp Harvey: State Fair Park main gate, junction of South 81st Street and West Greenfield Avenue, West Allis
- Wisconsin State Fair Park: State Fair Park main gate, junction of South 81st Street and West Greenfield Avenue, West Allis
- Sinking of the “Lady Elgin”: Junction of North Water and East Erie streets, Milwaukee
- Kilbourntown: 1110 N. Old World 3rd St., Milwaukee
- Town of Greenfield: 7325 W. Forest Home Ave., Greenfield
- Merrill Park: Merrill Park, 461 N. 35th St., Milwaukee
- Shorewood Armory: East Facade of the Lighthorse Building, 4041 N. Oakland Ave., Shorewood
- Shorewood High School: 1701 E. Capitol Dr., Shorewood
- Shorewood Village Hall: 3930 N. Murray Ave., Shorewood
- Bay View’s Immigrants: Zillman Park, junction of South Kinnickinnic Avenue and East Ward Street, Milwaukee
- Mabel Watson Raimey: Marquette University Law School, 1103 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee
- Lueddeman’s on-the-River: 3500 N. Oakland Ave., Shorewood
- Janesville Plank Road: Junction of 92nd Street and Forest Home Avenue, Greenfield
- Village of Greendale: 6500 Northway, Greendale
- Rescue of Joshua Glover: Cathedral Square Park, junction of East Kilbourn and North Jackson streets, Milwaukee
- The Cream City: West lobby of the Tannery building, 700 W. Virginia St., Milwaukee
- Revolutionary War Veteran (Morgan): Wauwatosa Cemetery, 2405 Wauwatosa Ave., Wauwatosa
- Cold Spring Road: Junction of 108th Street and Cold Spring Road, Greenfield
- North Point Light Station: At Lighthouse, Lake Park, Milwaukee
- Birthplace of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod: Salem Lutheran Church, 6814 N. 107th St., Milwaukee
- Wisconsin Soldiers’ Home 1864-1867: 731 N. Plankinton Ave., Milwaukee
- Historic Root River/Root River Parkway: North of 11000 W. Beloit Rd., Root River Parkway, Greenfield
- Lakeside Power Plant: 3900 block of S. Lake Dr., St. Francis
- Survey of 1836/Greenfield 1836 “Greenery”: Konkel Park, Greenfield
- Lake Protestant Cemetery: Junction of East Norwich and South Barland avenues, St. Francis
- Tee Sisikeja (Bad Waters Village): Exploratory Park, Wisconsin State Fair Park, West Allis
- Garden Homes, A Public Housing Milestone: Garden Homes Square, 2600 W. Atkinson Ave., Milwaukee
- St. Boniface Catholic Church: North Division High School, 1122 W. Clarke St., Milwaukee
- Josie Carter Black Nite Uprising: Southwest corner of West St. Paul and North Plankinton avenues, Milwaukee
About 1,000 animal welfare activists who tried to gain entry on Saturday to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin were turned back by police who fired rubber bullets and pepper spray into the crowd and arrested the group’s leader.
It was the second attempt in as many months by protesters to take beagles from the Ridglan Farms facility in Blue Mounds, a small town about 25 miles (about 40 kilometres) southwest of Wisconsin’s capital, Madison.
Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett said in a video statement that 300 to 400 protesters were “violently trying to break into the property” and assault officers. He said protesters have ignored designated areas for peaceful protest and blocked roads to prevent emergency vehicles from entering.
“This is not a peaceful protest,” Barrett said.
The sheriff’s department said a “significant” number of people were arrested out of about 1,000 protesters at the site but did not give an exact total as they were still being processed as of the afternoon.
Protesters tried to overcome barricades that included a manure-filled trench, hay bales and a barbed-wire fence. Some protesters did get through the fence but were unable to enter the facility, where an estimated 2,000 beagles are kept, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.
Wisconsin guard Andrew Rohde reflects on early March Madness exit
Wisconsin guard Andrew Rohde said the Badgers ‘thought we could do so many things’ in the NCAA Tournament before it ended abrupty with an upset loss.
Wisconsin men’s basketball has added a sharpshooting wing via the transfer portal.
Miami (Ohio) transfer Eian Elmer has signed with the Badgers, the team announced April 18. The 6-foot-7 wing will join UW with one year of eligibility remaining.
Elmer averaged a career-high 12.7 points and 5.9 rebounds while shooting 49.8% from the field and 42.9% from 3-point range in 2025-26. His production helped the RedHawks go 32-2 and earn an at-large NCAA Tournament bid.
“We are really excited to add another excellent addition to our spring signees,” UW coach Greg Gard said in a release. “Eian brings a wealth of experience and scoring punch as a 6-7 wing. … A terrific shooter, his skillset and production fit excellently into our plan as we build out next year’s team. Throughout our evaluation process, our staff loved his size, power and skill and truly believe he will thrive in our system.”
Elmer is Wisconsin’s third transfer portal addition since the end of the 2025-26 season, joining former George Washington guard Trey Autry and former Hofstra forward Victory Onuetu. UW also added Australian guard Owen Foxwell.
The additions of Autry, Onuetu and now Elmer leave Gard’s staff with three more roster spots to fill ahead of the 2026-27 season.
The Badgers are looking to replace much of their production from a 2025-26 team that went 24-11. Nolan Winter is expected to be the team’s only returning starter after John Blackwell and Aleksas Bieliauskas entered the transfer portal and Nick Boyd and Andrew Rohde exhausted their eligibility.
MILWAUKEE – Friday’s severe storms have passed. And with that, the threat of any severe weather has also passed for the immediate future as no storms or rain are expected for several days.
However, plenty of damage remains across southeastern Wisconsin as of Saturday morning, in addition to the ongoing flooding threat.
Several area rivers are at flood stage, and there are multiple river flood warnings in effect.
FOX6 Weekend WakeUp on Saturday begins at 6 a.m.
On the scene in the morning
What we know:
Farmstead damage in Franklin
FOX6’s Hayley Spitler is in Franklin on Saturday morning, April 18, getting a daylight look at the damage from last night’s storms.
Storm damage in Caledonia
Friday’s storms left quite the mark across southern and southeastern Wisconsin, including at L and L Farms and Greenhouse in Caledonia.
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