Milwaukee #2: Statue of Solomon Juneau in Juneau Park

801 North Lincoln Memorial Drive

Statue of Solomon Juneau in Juneau Park in November 2000.

Laurent Solomon Juneau was born on August 9, 1792 near Montreal, Canada. He was a fur trader and the first white settler in Milwaukee in 1821, building a house and store of tamarack poles. He was Milwaukee’s first postmaster & first mayor, & with Morgan L. Martin built Wisconsin's first courthouse. Juneau died on November 14, 1856 in Shawano, Wisconsin; his remains were later moved to Milwaukee. The statue was given to the city of Milwaukee by the Bradley and Met-calf firm in 1887.

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