About this episode

This episode explores the Milwaukee Bridge War, a conflict between rival towns over control of the city's bridges.

The city of Milwaukee began as a collection of three towns around the mouth of the Milwaukee River. None of these communities liked each other very much, and vied for supremacy over the area. This competition would turn into open conflict, and the main target, was the cities' bridges. This is the story of the Milwaukee Bridge War. Sponsor Go to factormeals.com/dispatchespod50off to get 50 percent off and free breakfast for a year. New subscribers only, varies by plan. 1 free breakfast item per box for 1 year while subscription is active. Sources https://emke.uwm.edu/entry/bridge-war/ https://shepherdexpress.com/culture/ae-feature/bridge-wars/ Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Milwaukee_1858.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Breen, McKinley Breen

Topics covered

• Milwaukee history
• local conflict
• bridges
• urban development
• 19th century

Keywords

• Milwaukee
• Bridge War
• history
• urban conflict
• 19th century

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Organizations: Airwave Media

Places: Milwaukee

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