Milwaukee County Parks Statuary

Milwaukee, Cudahy, and Hales Corners

Designation Year: 1997

Fifteen outdoor sculptures honoring notable personages related to the heritage of Milwaukee citizens or identifying historical themes significant to the development of the area were dedicated at sites within the Milwaukee County Park System between 1881 and 1996. The sculptures designated for their historic significance include the following:

  • Robert Burns (1909) – Franklin Place Triangle
  • Leif, the Discoverer (1887) – Juneau Park
  • Pledge Allegiance (1991) – O’Donnell Park
  • Immigrant Mother (1960) – Cathedral Park
  • Pere Jacques Marquette (1987) – Pere Marquette Park
  • Solomon Juneau (1887) – Juneau Park
  • General Thaddeus Kosciuszko (1905) – Kosciuszko Park
  • Commerce (1881) – Jackson Park
  • Casimer Pulaski (1932) – Pulaski Park, Cudahy
  • Goethe – Schiller (1908) – Washington Park
  • Patrick Cudahy (1965) – Sheridan Park
  • Reflecting Pool Statuary (1936) – Boerner Botanical Gardens, Whitnall Park
  • Garden Statuary (1936) – Boerner Botanical Gardens, Whitnall Park
  • Christian Wahl (1903) – Wahl Park
  • Erastus B. Wolcott (1920) – Lake Park

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