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The license plates displayed here represent a century of automobiles in the city. The earliest from 1912 was the first plate on Chester Wilson’s 1911 Model T Torpedo Roadster. At the time only one plate was required of motorists. Recognizing the need…

The Waukesha Aviation Club - Wisconsin’s First flying club - held its first meeting at the Avalon Hotel in the fall of 1930. About 15 people showed up to hear the Racine airport manager speak and see the aerial motion photographs taken by Warren…

The Milwaukee Road railroad service traces its history to the earliest days of Waukesha. The Milwaukee and Waukesha Railway company opened car shops in town in 1849. Although the shops relocated to Milwaukee within a few years, Waukesha residents,…

TMER&L - or The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company, emerged in 1896, in the wake of the economic crisis of 1893-95. Electric rail, also referred to as interurban or light rail, sought to replace horse-drawn trolley while also extending…