Captain of the Port
Captain of the Port is an office in Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin which is located on South Lincoln Memorial Drive. Captain of the Port is situated nearby to the military installation U.S. Coast Guard - Sector Lake Michigan, as well as near Marine Corps Reserve Center Milwaukee.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United States lightship LV-57 and Bay View massacre.
United States lightship LV-57
Disaster remains
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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 860 feet east of Captain of the Port.
Bay View massacre
Memorial
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. Bay View massacre is situated 800 feet south of Captain of the Port.
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 1,400 feet south of Captain of the Port.
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 Captain of the Port.
Captain of the Port
- Type: Office
- Address: 2420 South Lincoln Memorial Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53207
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.00152° or 43° 0′ 6″ northLongitude
-87.88861° or 87° 53′ 19″ westInception
1967Open location code
86MJ2426+JHOpenStreetMap ID
way 663537021OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=office
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