Where Russell Avenue meets Superior Street in Bay View, an understated brown sign pays homage to one of the most significant sites in Milwaukee’s history: a 19th-century iron mill where a march ...

But these protests turned deadly in Milwaukee on May 5, 1886, during a march on the Bay View Rolling Mills. The event became known as the Bay View Massacre and since its centennial anniversary in ...

A group of Bay View homes could be declared a city historic district — which could halt future development plans for those properties. The proposal would affect seven houses on the east side of ...

There was further trouble at Rolling Mills in Milwaukee as a somewhat peaceful demonstration turned ugly. The following events led up to what is known today as the Massacre at Bay View. The central ...

There was one business that remained open: the Bay View Rolling Mills, the city’s largest employer. Listen to the interview to learn how Bay View Rolling Mills became a landmark in Wisconsin ...

Built in 1873, the hall was a gathering place for ironworkers – called "puddlers" – who worked at Bay View's Rolling Mills in the 1800s. The area is historically significant because in 1886 ...