Buoy Yard
Buoy Yard is in Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin. Buoy Yard is situated nearby to the government office Port of Milwaukee Port Administration Building, as well as near the military installation U.S. Coast Guard - Sector Lake Michigan.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United States lightship LV-57 and Bay View massacre.
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 1,200 feet southeast of Buoy Yard.
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 1,300 feet south of Buoy Yard.
Avalon Theater
Movie theater
Photo: Awkwafaba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Avalon Theater is a movie theater, which is situated 3,400 feet west of Buoy Yard.
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 Buoy Yard.
Buoy Yard
- Type: Industry
- Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.0029° or 43° 0′ 10″ northLongitude
-87.88958° or 87° 53′ 23″ westOpen location code
86MJ2436+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 837337951OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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