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Patrick and John Cudahy built the "Cudahy Brothers" meat packing plant in 1892. That same year a new depot was built. The railroad named it "Cudahy" in honor of Patrick. Workers would take the trains to and from work. Workers could also buy lots for their homes at an auction. Cudahy became a village in Wisconsin in 1895 and was incorporated as a city in 1906 with a population of 2,556. Two hotels were built in 1893 that housed plant workers and livestock dealers when they came to town. The Ponto Hotel was opened on Christmas Eve 1893 on the corner of Layton and Kinnickinnic Avenues. The Columbia Hotel, on the current site of the Cudahy Post Office, also had a pool hall, grocery store, barber shop and meat market. Patrick Cudahy brought the streetcar into Cudahy, donated his land for churches or sold it at a low price for schools and parks to help the people of his city. He had an orphanage built as a summer home in Sheridan Park and persuaded other businesses and industry to locate in Cudahy. Thanks to the Cudahy’s early planning, there is park land along Lake Michigan for the entire length of the city. Sheridan Park, with its swimming pool, bike trail, picnic areas and open spaces is available for everyone to enjoy. The city bought the land for the park from Patrick Cudahy at a fair price. In 1931 the land was turned over to the Milwaukee County Park Commission. Jetties were built in 1933 as a project of the Civilian Conservation Corps to slow erosion of the land. Pulaski Park was originally named Lindbergh Park in 1926 and was renamed after General Casimir Pulaski in 1929. The statue of General Pulaski was erected in 1932. The land of Warnimont Park used to be used by the army for civil defense purposes. Nowadays, you can see the Warnimont Golf Course and the Kelly Center (named after former Cudahy Mayor Lawrence Kelly) on that land. Cudahy Park is the newest park, located on Ramsey Avenue, on the west side of town, across the street from General Mitchell School. It is a Milwaukee County Park and the pavilion was built in 1971.