From its earliest settlers in 1835 to independence from Milwaukee in
1900, the Village of Shorewood has
heralded itself as tall in stature and big in heart. Nestled between the
Milwaukee River on the west and Lake Michigan on the east, Shorewood has
flourished in the short century it has graced Wisconsin shores.
Beginning as a rich hunting ground for Native Americans, the Village has
nurtured its small town life in America throughout the years to produce
a thriving, prosperous community. In this new addition to the Images of
America series, the Shorewood Historical Society has authored this book
as a photographic tribute to past Shorewood villagers. In celebrating
Shorewood's century, the authors invite you to revisit the Trojan Horse
innocence of the Dummy Line tracks, the amusement parks and resorts
reminiscent of Coney Island, and the trams on the bluff at Atwater
Beach. Through the use of over 200 images, many of them never before
published, the Society spins the tale of early day Shorewood.
We see before our eyes the tiny farms and fledgling industries
of the past swiftly evolving into a community of progress.