The town slowly grew over following years, with the economy being mostly agricultural, with Brookfield Junction serving as a commercial center for the surrounding farms. In the year 1850, the Town of Brookfield had 1,944 inhabitants and in land area covered 36 square miles. In 1850, the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad (now the Canadian Pacific Rail) built a railroad through the town, which in 1853 erected a depot, forming the Brookfield Junction. Official reports put the toll at over 300." People literally died walking along the streets. In 1850, cholera again went through Brookfield, and according to one Earl Thayer, "The cholera returned. I believe there were fifty deaths from cholera that day." The same year, 64 Brookfield residents voted in favor of giving suffrage to black residents, and 0 the other way. In 1849, cholera reached Brookfield, and one Laura Grover recalls, "The death-like stillness was appalling nothing was seen but the death carts rolling round the streets gathering the recent dead. Communication was made easier due to this. 1848 was when telegraph lines were laid through Brookfield, towards Waukesha. 1843 is when the first church was built, by the Irish Catholic congregation, named St. In these 1840s, George Gebhardt started trading with the surrounding Potawatomi and Menominee neighbors. By 1839, the population needed a school house, as the 1840 census showed a population of 148. Caroline Quiner, the mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, was born in a cabin in 1839 in what is now the City of Brookfield, near the current intersection of Brookfield Road and Davidson Road. In May 1838, Jacques View Jr., with a large party of white settlers, led the local Potawatomi west. Soon after, Robert Curren bought a claim in 1836 and established a tavern and inn. The first white settler, William Howe, arrived in 1820 with a Presidential Land Grant giving him title to the area. The city is adjacent to the Town of Brookfield.īrookfield is west of Milwaukee in Waukesha County in an area originally inhabited by Potawatomi Indians. Brookfield is the third-largest city in Waukesha County. Brookfield had a population of 41,464 at the 2020 census. 23-24.Brookfield is a city located in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Marquette travels to Chicago for the BIG EAST Indoor Championships next Friday and Saturday, Feb.Keagan Morgan set a new PR in the 3000m with a time of 9:01.02.Henrik Rosario set a new PR in the long jump with a mark of 6.64m/21ft 9.5in.Kaylee Hopp set a new PR in the long jump with a mark of 5.45m/17ft 10.5in.Cole Donahe set a new PR in the shot put with a mark of 11.08m/36ft 4.25in.Eliza Campana set a new PR in the 400m with a time of 1:04.05.Brinley Everson set a new PR in the mile at 5:26.87.Keep up with the Marquette track and field program through social media by following on X ( and Instagram ( and `liking' on Facebook ( /MUTFXC). Gretchen Pfeiffer set a new PR in the 800m at 2:22.63 to finish third. Junior Nathan Hirsch of Brookfield, Wisconsin finished fifth in the mile (4:27.36) in his third event of the season. Freshman Ava Thomas finished second with a PR of 5:17.57. Milwaukee native Lexi Keppler finished first in the mile with a time of 5:08.40. It was the second event in a row she set a new PR in the triple jump. Hopp now owns the second and third best mark in the record books in the triple jump. Kaylee Hopp claimed second in the triple jump with a new PR of 12.25m/40ft 2.25in, good for second-all time. The Pewaukee, Wisconsin native now owns the ninth and 10th fastest 60m hurdle times in program history. Julia Beck set a new PR in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.96 seconds, good for ninth fastest all-time at MU. Overall, a pretty successful day with a few freshmen getting their last race in of the season combined with athletes setting PRs and having top 10 performances." "Today was a prep meet for BIG EAST next weekend. "It was just what we wanted today," said Bert Rogers. MILWAUKEE – Marquette University track and field competed at the Panther Tune-Up on Saturday hosted by Milwaukee.
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