History:
The City of South Milwaukee, which is located about fifteen minutes away from the City of Milwaukee along the shores of Lake Michigan, has a proud ethnic past and a promising future for growth.

This area before the 1800's was known as the Northwest Territory, visited by traders, trappers, and Native Americans, who came to better hunting and fishing grounds.

Credit must be given to the adventuresome men and women who were looking for more interesting places to live and make a living. As the Erie Canal was built connecting Lake Erie to Lake Huron, water travel opened up considerably, becoming faster than land travel by foot, ox teams or horses. Remember, no hotels or motels; a covered wagon at best and the ground under the stars at night. Meals were by the campfire if meat was available for the taking or hunting. No restaurants or fast food places like Taco Bell, Burger King, McDonald's, Hardee's or Pizza Hut existed.

Milwaukee County was the governing unit made up of townships. This area was part of the Lake Township, which was too large for the board members to travel to meetings and do town business in one day.