Bay View massacre
The Bay View massacre was the result of a strike held on May 4, 1886, by 7,000 building-trades workers and 5,000 Polish laborers who had organized at St.- Type: Memorial
- Description: Eight hour work week labor action in the USA
- Also known as: “Bay View Massacre” and “Bay View’s Rolling Mill”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United States lightship LV-57 and Beulah Brinton House.
United States lightship LV-57
Disaster remains
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
LV-57 was an American lightship that was built in 1891 and served on the Great Lakes, west of the Straits of Mackinac, from her construction to her retirement in 1924. United States lightship LV-57 is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Bay View massacre.
Beulah Brinton House
Building
Photo: Sulfur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Beulah Brinton House is a historically and architecturally significant house at 2590 S. Superior Street in the Bay View neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Beulah Brinton House is situated 790 feet southeast of Bay View massacre.
Avalon Theater
Movie theater
Photo: Awkwafaba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Avalon Theater is a movie theater, which is situated 3,200 feet west of Bay View massacre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bay View and Jones Island.
Bay View
Suburb
Photo: Sulfur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bay View is a neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North America on the shores of Lake Michigan, south of the downtown area and north of the City of St. Francis. Bay View existed as an independent village for eight years, from 1879 to 1887.
Jones Island
Quarter
Jones Island is an industrialized peninsula in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It began as a marsh island between the Milwaukee and Kinnickinnic rivers, and now forms the city's inner harbor design.
Lincoln Village
Quarter
Lincoln Village is a south side neighborhood within the City of Milwaukee. Lincoln Village is situated 2 miles west of Bay View massacre.
Bay View massacre
- Category: historic site
- Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.99946° or 42° 59′ 58″ northLongitude
-87.88968° or 87° 53′ 23″ westOpen location code
86JJX4X6+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
node 6617957666OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q4874155
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Bay View massacre” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Bay Viewko tragedia”
- Turkish: “Bay View katliamı”
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