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1955

Law to Stop Milwaukee from Expanding

In the 1950s, suburbs raced to incorporate to block Milwaukee's aggressive annexations, and Oak Creek became a city in 1955 under a law nicknamed the "Oak Creek Law." Learn how this legal battle permanently shaped Milwaukee's borders.

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