Seal of Milwaukee January 1839 and who were devoted to preserving the city's early history. The seal was later revised to include other elements. At the center of the current version is a lighthouse scene showing a sunrise over Lake Michigan. This image is surrounded by seven stars and an abbreviation for Wisconsin, "WIS." Other images on the seal are a railroad train, the original city hall, a steamboat, and a house. The words "CITY OF MILWAUKEE" appear at the top of the outer circle, and "INCORPORATED JAN. 31 1846" appears at the bottom. In 1939 a stained glass version of the seal
Lake, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin in 1938. It was to be the Lake City Hall and doubled as a water tower. This landmark features Art Deco details such as empire lines on the façade, scallops above the entrance and stair railings with chevron designs in them. No longer needed by the neighboring Department of Water Works treatment plant to equalize water pressure, the internal tank was abandoned and the building updated for use as municipal office space in 2001. In 1993, the Howard Avenue Water Purification Plant became the source of the Milwaukee Cryptosporidium outbreak, the largest documented waterborne disease outbreak in United States history.