Jones Island Community Site
Jones Island Community Site is a memorial in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jones Island Community Site is situated nearby to Kaszubes Park, as well as near the park Harbor View Plaza.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kaszubes Park and MMSD Jones Island Wastewater.
MMSD Jones Island Wastewater
Power station
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
MMSD Jones Island Wastewater is a power station, which is situated 1,800 feet north of Jones Island Community Site.
Milwaukee Pierhead Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Jjegers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Milwaukee Pierhead Light is an active lighthouse located in the Milwaukee harbor, just south of downtown. This aid to navigation is a 'sister' of the Kenosha North Pier Light. Milwaukee Pierhead Light is situated 3,500 feet north of Jones Island Community Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jones Island and Bay View.
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.
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.
Downtown Milwaukee
Suburb
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downtown Milwaukee is the central business district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The economic and symbolic center of the city and the Milwaukee metropolitan area, it is Milwaukee's oldest district and home to many of region's cultural, financial educational and historical landmarks including Milwaukee City Hall, Fiserv Forum and the Milwaukee Art Museum. Downtown Milwaukee is situated 1½ miles north of Jones Island Community Site.
Jones Island Community Site
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Jones Island Community Site designated as a Milwaukee Landmark in 1974 in rrcognition of the unique multi-ethnic fishing village that floutished on this peninsula during the late 19th and 20th centuries and played a sihnificant role in the city’s hisyory”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.01714° or 43° 1′ 2″ northLongitude
-87.90019° or 87° 54′ 1″ westOpen location code
86MJ238X+VWOpenStreetMap ID
node 8132568430OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Harbor View Plaza and Jones Island Water Reclamation Facility.
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