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This city’s founder had 17 children with his wife, Josette Vieau (“vee-OH”), and had followers point a cannon at Byron Kilbourn in an 1845 “Bridge War.” This non-Alaskan city was originally named Juneautown after Solomon Juneau, (10[1])who developed (10[1])it with Morgan L. Martin. (10[1])Businessmen like Jacob Best and Herman Reutelschofer (“ROY-tull-sho-fur”) pioneered an industry in this city whose late-19th-century businesses included Cream City (10[1])and Blatz. (10[1])Many (10[2])“forty-eighters” (10[1])who settled (10[1])in this city supported (-5[1])the candidacies of Emil Seidel (10[5])and (10[2])Victor L. Berger. (10[7])An industry that flourished under the leadership of German-American immigrants (10[2])to this city (10[2])was led by Frederick Miller and Frederick (10[2])Pabst. (10[4])For 10 points, (10[2]-5[1])what (10[1])city known for (10[1])its (-5[1])beer (10[1])production (10[6])is the largest city in (10[1])Wisconsin? (10[3])■END■ (10[10]0[2])

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