History of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Wauwatosa is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2005 census estimate, the city population was 45,014. Wauwatosa is located immediately west of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is a part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. It is named after the Potawatomi word for firefly.
Wauwatosa contains Milwaukee County's Regional Medical Center, which includes the Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, and one of two level-one trauma centers in the state. Other points of interest are the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; and the Memorial Center, built in 1957, which contains a public library, an auditorium, and the city hall. The Washington Highlands, a residential neighborhood designed in 1916 by renowned city planner Werner Hegemann, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
The city was incorporated on May 27, 1897.{{cite web |url=http://192.159.83.40/SOS/pdf/THEOSOS_014/images/00008816.pdf |title=CITY OF WAUWATOSA INCORPORATED MAY 27, 1897 UNDER GENERAL LAW, RECORDED IN MISC. REC. VOL. 5, PG. 397; BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION |accessdate=2007-04-08 |author=Village of Wauwatosa |publisher=Office of the Secretary of State of Wisconsin}}
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