Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Place
Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Place is a park in Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin which is located on North Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Place is situated nearby to the church Ebenezer Ministry & Family Worship Center, as well as near Holy Ghost Lutheran Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include America’s Black Holocaust Museum and Chief Lippert Fire Station.
America’s Black Holocaust Museum
Museum
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America's Black Holocaust Museum is dedicated to the history of the Black Holocaust in America. The museum was founded in 1988 by James Cameron, who became well known after surviving a lynching in 1930. America’s Black Holocaust Museum is situated 1¼ miles south of Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Place.
Chief Lippert Fire Station
Fire station
Photo: Freekee, Public domain.
The Chief Lippert Fire Station, also known as Chemical Engine House No. 1, is a historic fire station built in 1876, two miles north of Milwaukee's central business district. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Chief Lippert Fire Station is situated 1¼ miles south of Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Place.
Sharing the Load
Work of art
Sharing The Load is a public artwork by American artist Dan Leonhardt, located at Garden Park in the Riverwest neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The sculpture is made of steel and stone and was installed by the artist in 1996. Sharing the Load is situated 1 mile southeast of Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Place.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borchert Field and Shorewood.
Borchert Field
Quarter
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Borchert Field, known at various times as Athletic Park and Borchert's Orchard, was a baseball park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The home field for several professional baseball clubs from 1888 through 1952, it also hosted two football teams: the Milwaukee Badgers from 1922 to 1926 and the Green Bay Packers in 1933.
Shorewood
Town
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Shorewood is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of Milwaukee, it is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 13,859 at the 2020 census. Shorewood is situated 1½ miles northeast of Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Place.
East Side
Suburb
The East Side is a district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin consisting of several neighborhoods encompassing an area just north of Downtown Milwaukee to the village of Shorewood, bordered by the Milwaukee River to the west and Lake Michigan to the east. East Side is situated 2 miles southeast of Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Place.
Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Place
- Type: Park
- Address: 3226 North Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.07715° or 43° 4′ 38″ northLongitude
-87.91495° or 87° 54′ 54″ westOpen location code
86MJ33GP+V2OpenStreetMap ID
way 445850092OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ebenezer Ministry & Family Worship Center and Holy Ghost Lutheran Church.
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