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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KUP_sidewheel-riverboat-war-eagle_La-Crosse-WI.html
Type: Wooden sidewheel riverboat Built: 1854, Fulton, Ohio Sank: May 14, 1870 Length: 219' Beam: 29' Cargoes: Mail, package freight, passengers, troops Propulsion: Paddlewheel Depth of Wreckage: 10' Determined Eligible for National Register…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10XT_the-mcgilvray-seven-bridges-road_Holmen-WI.html
In the early 1850s Scottish immigrant Alexander McGilvray established a small settlement and ferry service, both known as "McGilvray's Ferry," along the Black River. For the next forty years the ferry made seasonal river crossings despite frequent…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTQ0_campbell-cemetery-g-a-r-memorial_La-Crosse-WI.html
This MortarErected by John Flinn Post No. 77 G.A.R. May 27, 1898. Was at theCapture of Mobile, New Orleans andVicksburg. Weight 980 lbs.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOUM_our-lady-of-sorrows-chapel_La-Crosse-WI.html
This propertyOur Lady of SorrowsChapelhas been placed on theNational Registerof Historic Placesby the United StatesDepartment of the Interior Historic SiteCity of La CrosseChapel ofBlessed Virginof Seven Dolors1891
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMB2_the-coulee-region_La-Crosse-WI.html
Coulee is a term derived from the French verb "couler," meaning to flow. The area before you and in the entire coulee region of west central Wisconsin has been dissected by water erosion into a series of narrow ridges separated by steep-sided vall…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ73_history-of-flagpole_La-Crosse-WI.html
In February 1941, during World War II, the Reserve Officers Association organized the population of the La Crosse area to erect a flagpole high atop Grandad Bluff - 600 feet above the city. Children in all public and parochial schools, as well as …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHDZ_original-home-built-by-gottlieb-and-johanna-heileman_La-Crosse-WI.html
This is the original Heileman family mansion. It was built on land purchased by Gottlieb Heileman in 1870. As was the custom of the day, Heileman located the new home as closely as possible to the Brewery which he had founded. The German cra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFOE_the-mindoro-cut_Mindoro-WI.html
This cut, located at the highest point on state highway 108 between Mindoro and West Salem, is 74 feet deep and 25 feet wide. It was hand-hewn out of hard rock in 1907-08. All work was completed with only horse-drawn equipment and hand tools. As f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFHR_village-of-neshonoc_West-Salem-WI.html
The nearby limestone grist mill and dam are the remnants of what once was a mid-19th century village located at this site. Vermont millwright and speculator Monroe Palmer purchased fifteen acres of land on the La Crosse River and constructed the d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFHO_luther-college_Holmen-WI.html
The first college founded by Norwegian Lutheran pioneer immigrants in the United States opened in the parsonage of Halfway Creek Lutheran congregation, Sept. 1, 1861. Teachers were Laur. Larsen and F.A. Schmidt, who also served as pastors for area…
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