University of Wisconsin Milwaukee - Ivy Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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and several saw-mills. In 1843 The Sc1zlz'm'l recorded the remarkable growth of the town, as will be seen by the fol- . ii lowing extract: Within two years 250 houses have been erected, and there are 4,000 inhabitants at the present time. To Byron Kilbourn, who came to Mil- waukee in I834, is due the credit of the first comprehension of the future possibil- ities ofthe splendid geographical location of Milwaukee. He came with the ex- press and only purpose of building a city. In the fall of 1837, to place his Grand Avenue Park' - ideas of the future metropolis before the public, he published a series of letters in the Mlzoazzkee Aa'11c1'!zls'c1'. These articles did much to attract public attention to the superior advantages offered by the present location, and were prophetic of the greatness which is now being realized. 12 A

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The village of Milwaukee, compris- ing part of the territory now known as the East Side, was organized Feb- Q ' V ' . p y I ruary 2, 1837. On january 31, 1846, Milwaukee was incorporated as a city, Kilbourntown and Walker's Point be- ing added to the village, and the three divisions then becoming respectively the East, West and South VVards. The population at that time was 9,66O. Now it is nearly 270,000. The climate of Milwaukee is admir- - - A vi th i . able, tempered 111 summer by its prox- ew on slave' imity to Lake Michigan, from which blow cool and invigorating breezes, making the warmest Milwaukee days comfortable, a fact which students attending school in the warm months appreciate. Milwaukee has gained national reputation as a summer resort, as it combines all the conveniences and comforts of the city with the clear atmosphere of the country. The lawns, shaded streets and parks give a 1:x