Milwaukee

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Names: Milwaukee
Place Type: inhabited place
Description: French missionaries and fur traders visited site 1600s; town developed after Native Americans surrendered claims to land 1831-1833; heavy German immigration 1840-1890; large numbers of Polish and Italian immigrants arrived 1890s; largest city in state.
Source: Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)

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