CBS 58 Hometowns: History of Frederick Law Olmsted, who helped shape Milwaukee County parks
By:
Mike Strehlow
Posted: May 1, 2025 4:21 PM CDT
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MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- What do New York's Central Park, the U.S. Capitol Grounds, and three parks and a boulevard in Milwaukee have in common? They were all designed by the founder of American landscape architecture, Frederick Law Olmsted. With the peak season for parks approaching, CBS 58's Mike Strehlow went in search of how Frederick Law Olmsted shaped Milwaukee County parks in this week's CBS 58 Hometowns.
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