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Area code. 262. FIPS code. 55-84250. Website. waukesha-wi .gov. Waukesha ( / ˈwɔːkɪʃɔː / WAW-ki-shaw) is the county seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Fox River. Its population was 71,158 at the 2020 census, making it the seventh-most populous city in Wisconsin. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area.
The materials in this digital collection depict the industries, people and structures important to the development of Waukesha County from 1870-1920. Many of the images come from the collection of Warren S. O’Brien (1898-1988), a prolific Waukesha photographer.
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Waukesha Biota in the Lagerstätte of the Silurian from Waukesha Dolomite. USS Waukesha, a U.S. Navy shipname. USS Waukesha (AKA-84), a WWII U.S.Navy Tolland-class attack cargo ship. Waukesha Christmas parade attack (2021), a vehicle-ramming attack targeting a Christmas parade.
The area that became Waukesha County was originally included within Milwaukee County. What is now the city of Waukesha was identified in the late 1830s as Prairie Village; the settlement soon was renamed Prairieville. The surrounding Town of Prairieville was created in 1842, with the first town meeting held on April 5.
Waukesha is a city in and the county seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Its population was 70,718 at the 2010 census. The...
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