Jones Island, Milwaukee contains a couple of mature trees. Jones Island, Milwaukee Jones Island is an industrialized peninsula in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It began as a marsh island between the Milwaukee and Kinnickinnic rivers, and now forms the city's inner harbor design. Extensive filling and channelization of the area began in the mid-19th century when city co-founder Byron Kilbourn advocated a "straight cut" from the Milwaukee River near the Menomonee River confluence out to Lake Michigan. This channel was made in 1857 and is still in use today. Prior to that, the natural outlet for all three rivers was at the southern end of
Lake City, South Carolina in the Lake City Downtown Historic District. Also listed on the National Register of Historical Places is the W.T. Askins House. Lake City's city government includes a mayor (elected for a four-year term), an appointed city administrator, and a six-person city council (elected to single-member districts for a four-year staggered term of office. The city's mayor is Lovith Anderson, Jr. Lake City is located in southern Florence County at (33.867697, -79.756153). U.S. Route 52 is the main highway through the city, leading north to Florence, the county seat, and south to Kingstree. U.S. Route 378 crosses US 52 north of