Southern playground with whitetail deer in the foreground
Soccer field signage
History
The riverside site was home to the Milwaukee Cement Company from 1875 to 1911.[2] The park was established in 1916, and the first parkway in the Milwaukee River Parkway system was added in 1927. Significant development took place in the early and mid-1930s, led in part by the Civilian Conservation Corps. In 1937 Milwaukee County constructed a dam at the park to raise water levels for recreational purposes.[4] A year later the Benjamin Church house was restored and moved to the park in 1938.[1] The WITI TV Tower was erected within the park in 1962. In 2018 the dam was removed.[4]
"Estabrook Beer Garden brought back the tradition of public beer gardens to Milwaukee."[7]
"Estabrook Beer Garden is part of the Milwaukee County Park System, developed and operated under contract by ABC Estabrook INC d/b/a Estabrook Beer Garden."
There are four broadcasting antenna in and near the park: one, free-standing tower antenna located entirely in the park at the south east corner, and three triangular lattice guyed mast antenna located just across the Milwaukee River from the park, each with a guy-wire anchor located in the park. From north to south, they are:
The park comprises a mostly flat plateau at about 650 ft (200 m) above sea level, a bluff descending about 50 ft (15 m) to the Milwaukee river at about 600 ft (180 m) above sea level, and some flat areas along the river bank. The Milwaukee Formation is exposed on the descent to the river.[8]
