Jones Island, Milwaukee

[1] It began as a marsh island between the Milwaukee and Kinnickinnic rivers, and now forms the city's inner harbor design.

Prior to that, the natural outlet for all three rivers was at the southern end of Jones Island where the Kinnickinnic now turns north to flow out of the straight cut.

It was initially settled by Kashubian and German immigrants in 1870, who made their living by fishing Lake Michigan.

Having never officially obtained a deed for the land, they were considered squatters by the City of Milwaukee and the vast majority of them were evicted in the 1920s to make way for a shipping port as part of an inner harbor design.

Long piers built in and on the exposed edge of Jones Island was used for a system of docking terminals.