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Milwaukee PBS Specials

Milwaukee: A City Built on Water

Milwaukee PBS Specials are local public television programs presented by WMVS/WMVT Milwaukee.

Milwaukee: A City Built on Water

Season 2 Episode 6 | 53m 22s | CC

Historian John Gurda explores how the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan spurred Milwaukee's growth. The settlers used rivers and Lake Michigan to transport grain, lumber, leather and beer. Learn how the lower Milwaukee River was eventually reduced to an open sewer by 1900, with Lake Michigan suffering similar indignities.

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