Good Hope was an inhabited place in the

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in Milwaukee County,

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History

The original center was at Charles Krocker's "Good Hope Inn", a tavern and stagecoach stop, and the

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there, which opened in mid-1849, at what is now the intersection of Green Bay Avenue and Green Tree Road in Glendale. In later years, the post office itself was moved further north, to Green Bay Road's intersection with what would become known as Good Hope Road. The original structure was not demolished until 1931. As of 1887, the Wisconsin Central Railway had a railroad station there, 12 miles out from

on the way to Brown Deer and eventually to Ashland. There was still a post office there as late as 1893, but it was shuttered sometime after May 12, 1894. The former Good Hope School District was merged into the Glendale-River Hills School District, but there is still a Good Hope School building west of Green Bay Road.

Notable people

Michael Hanrahan Michael Hanrahan was an American politician. From the town of Granville, Wisconsin, Hanrahan lived in the community of Good Hope, Wisconsin. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisco ...

, Democratic member of the

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from Milwaukee County in 1858 * John Hanrahan, Democratic member of the Assembly from Milwaukee County in 1861 and 1863 *

John J. Kempf John J. Kempf (May 4, 1857??) was an American shoemaker, businessman, and politician. He was the 14th and 16th state treasurer of Wisconsin—he was removed from office by the governor in 1904 during his first term and then won election to re ...

, Republican member of the

Wisconsin State Senate The Wisconsin Senate is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Together with the larger Wisconsin State Assembly they constitute the legislative branch of the state of Wisconsin. The powers of the Wisconsin Senate are modeled after t ...

from 1889 to 1892, was born in the town of Granville, near Good Hope. * Richard F. Stapleton, Democratic member of the Assembly from Milwaukee County in 1877 * Amos Thomas,

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member of the Assembly from Milwaukee County in 1889-1890'Wisconsin Blue Book 1889,' Biographical Sketch of Amos Thomas, pg. 89

References

{{authority control Former populated places in Wisconsin Populated places in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin