Oakwood, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Oakwood was a former unincorporated area and post office in the Town of Oak Creek in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, in the area roughly corresponding to what is now Oakwood Road between South 13th Street and South Howell Avenue (sections 29-32).
It had a train station with two daily stops, and was the location of Oakwood High School from 1888 to 1971.[1]
In Turner, Turner and Reinsch's 1898 Hand Book of Wisconsin: Its History and Geography ... and Resources, Industries, and Commerce, it is listed as having a population of 198, and is described as follows:
It has a general store, two hotels, and a blacksmith shop.[2]
References
- ^ Rowe, Anita and Larry. Oak Creek Wisconsin. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 1998; pp. 24, 25, 27, 40
- ^ Turner, Lura J., Joseph M. Turner and Paul Samuel Reinsch. Hand Book of Wisconsin: Its History and Geography ... and Resources, Industries, and Commerce. L. J. Turner and J. M. Turner, 1898; p. 224
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Municipalities and communities of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Milwaukee
- Cudahy
- Franklin
- Glendale
- Greenfield
- Milwaukee‡
- Oak Creek
- South Milwaukee
- St. Francis
- Wauwatosa
- West Allis
- Bayside‡
- Brown Deer
- Fox Point
- Greendale
- Hales Corners
- River Hills
- Shorewood
- West Milwaukee
- Whitefish Bay
communities
- Good Hope
- Granville
- Lake
- Town of Milwaukee
- New Coeln
- North Milwaukee
- Oakwood
- Root Creek
- St. Martin's
- Trostville
reservation
‡This populated place also has portions in another county or counties
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