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67-597: La Crosse ( / l ə ˈ k r ɒ s / lə- KROSS ) is a city in and the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin , United States. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River , La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. La Crosse's population was 52,680 as of the 2020 census . The city forms the core of the La Crosse–Onalaska metropolitan area , which includes all of La Crosse County and Houston County, Minnesota , with

134-663: A Roman Catholic school district affiliated with the Diocese of La Crosse , which includes Aquinas High School and Aquinas Middle School . Another Roman Catholic school, the Providence Academy , is independent from the district and has no affiliation with the Diocese. Lutheran private schools in La Crosse include First Lutheran School, Immanuel Lutheran School, and Mt. Calvary-Grace Lutheran School, which are part of

201-531: A Superior Court and Sheriff (as an officer of the court ), both located in a designated "shire town". Bennington County, Vermont has two shire towns; the court for "North Shire" is in the shire town Manchester , and the Sheriff for the county and court for "South Shire" are in the shire town Bennington. In 2024, Connecticut , which had not defined their counties for anything but statistical, historical and weather warning purposes since 1960, along with ending

268-569: A bachelor's degree or higher. The city has a variety of religious traditions and communities, including Catholicism , Protestantism , Anglicanism , Eastern Orthodox , Judaism , Unitarian Universalism , and Islam . La Crosse is the episcopal see for the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse . The Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Workman serves as the seat of the Diocese. The city is also home to St. Rose of Viterbo Convent ,

335-491: A center for the brewing industry and other manufacturers that saw advantages in the city's location adjacent to major transportation arteries, such as the Mississippi River and the railroad between Milwaukee and St. Paul, Minnesota . Around the turn of the 20th century, the city became a center for education, with three colleges and universities established in the city between 1890 and 1912. Similar to cities across

402-410: A county seat may be an independent city surrounded by, but not part of, the county of which it is the administrative center; for example, Fairfax City is both the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia and completely surrounded by Fairfax County, but the city is politically independent of the county. When the county seat is in the independent city, government offices such as the courthouse may be in

469-535: A few miles (kilometers) south of Myrick's post. Although these settlers relocated away from the Midwest after just a year, the land they occupied near La Crosse continues to bear the name Mormon Coulee. On June 23, 1850, Father James Lloyd Breck of the Episcopal Church said the first Christian liturgy on top of Grandad Bluff . Today, a monument to that event stands atop the bluff, near the parking lot at

536-545: A natural floodplain created by the La Crosse River , divides the city between north and south. The area is protected as an important wildlife habitat and watershed to the Mississippi River. Several biking and walking paths cross through the marshland which is also used for canoeing, fishing and trapping. On the southern end of the marsh lies Myrick Park. The park was named after the city's first European settler: Nathan Myrick. It has many recreational amenities as well as

603-557: A nature center and environmental education department. Hunting and fishing are very popular all seasons of the year and the Mississippi and other rivers, sloughs, creeks, lakes, the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife Refuge and hilltops and valleys with public woodlands are available to sportsmen and families. The city government employs a weak mayor form of the mayor-council system . The mayor

670-462: A population of 139,627. La Crosse's economy serves as a regional educational, medical, manufacturing, and transportation hub for Western Wisconsin producing a gross domestic product (GDP) of $ 9.7 billion as of 2022. The city is a college town with nearly 20,000 students and is home to the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse , Viterbo University , and Western Technical College . Furthermore,

737-406: A regional technology and medical hub. In 2016, Mayor Tim Kabat and former Mayor John Medinger issued a proclamation apologizing for La Crosse's history as a sundown town that discriminated against African Americans. La Crosse is located on the western border of the midsection of Wisconsin , on a broad alluvial plain along the east side of the Mississippi River . The Black River empties into

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804-577: A scenic overlook. More permanent development took place closer to Myrick's trading post, where stores, a hotel, and a post office were constructed during the 1840s. Under the direction of Timothy Burns , lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, surveyor William Hood platted the village in 1851. This opened it up for further settlement, which was achieved rapidly as a result of promotion of the city in eastern newspapers. By 1855, La Crosse had grown in population to nearly 2,000 residents, leading to its incorporation in 1856. The city grew even more rapidly after 1858 with

871-469: A temporary trading post on Barron Island (now called Pettibone Park), which lies just west of La Crosse's present downtown. The following year, Myrick relocated the post to the mainland prairie, partnering with H. J. B. Miller to run the outfit. The spot Myrick chose to build his trading post proved ideal for settlement. It was near the junction of the Black , La Crosse , and Mississippi Rivers. In addition,

938-542: A total enrollment of 6,139 students. As of 2021, the district has 16 separate facilities, providing a total of 20 elementary, middle, high, and charter school programs. In 2021, the school district proposed to consolidate the district's largest high schools, Central High School and Logan High School , into a new facility. This plan was voted down in a district-wide referendum in November 2022. Catholic private schools in La Crosse include La Crosse Aquinas Catholic Schools ,

1005-645: Is almost coterminous with the 95th Wisconsin State Assembly District and is represented by Democrat Jill Billings . Additionally, Democrat Steve Doyle currently represents suburban La Crosse County in the 94th Assembly District. La Crosse is part of the State Senate District 32 and is represented by Democrat Brad Pfaff . Source: The La Crosse area is served by the School District of La Crosse , which as of 2022, has

1072-560: Is also home to two churches affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America; Bethany Church, and Neighborhood City Church. Christ Church of La Crosse , the city's Episcopal church , is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church , the city's Eastern Orthodox Church , is listed on the city's local register of Historic places. Other religious groups within

1139-537: Is composed of high ridges dissected by narrow valleys called coulees , a French term. As a result, the area around La Crosse is frequently referred to as the "Coulee Region". La Crosse's location in the United States' Upper Midwest gives the area a temperate , continental climate . The warmest month of the year is July, when the average high temperature is 85.4 °F (29.7 °C), with overnight low temperatures averaging 64.5 °F (18.1 °C). January

1206-497: Is elected at-large, while the 13 members of the Common Council are elected per aldermanic districts. Mitch Reynolds defeated Vicki Markussen in the 2021 La Crosse Mayoral election, succeeding retiring incumbent Tim Kabat. Kabat served as Mayor from 2013 to 2021. Both the city and county of La Crosse have voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1988. In the 2016 Presidential Election, Hillary Clinton won by 52% of

1273-409: Is known as the seat of its county. Generally, the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility are located in the county seat, though some functions (such as highway maintenance, which usually requires a large garage for vehicles, along with asphalt and salt storage facilities) may also be located or conducted in other parts of

1340-612: Is land and 2.08 square miles (5.39 km) is water. Surrounding the relatively flat prairie valley where La Crosse lies are towering 500-foot (150 m) bluffs , one of the most prominent of which is Grandad Bluff (mentioned in Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain ), which has an overlook of the three states region. This feature typifies the topography of the Driftless Area in which La Crosse sits. This rugged region

1407-932: Is the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse's free weekly paper. Free weekly tabloids include the Foxxy Shopper and the Buyer's Express. Regional magazines, including the Coulee Parenting Connection and the Coulee Region Women , are also produced in the city. The La Crosse Regional Airport , (KLSE) located on French Island , provides direct scheduled passenger service to Chicago through American Airlines regional carrier Air Wisconsin . Sun Country and Xtra Airways provide charter service to Laughlin , Elko, Nevada , and other destinations. The airport also serves general aviation for

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1474-528: Is the coldest month, with high temperatures averaging 27.4 °F (−2.6 °C), with the overnight low temperatures around 10.5 °F (−11.9 °C). La Crosse has 13 voting districts (wards). Neighborhoods within the city include: As of the census of 2020 , the population was 52,680. The population density was 2,427.3 inhabitants per square mile (937.2/km). There were 24,221 housing units at an average density of 1,116.0 per square mile (430.9/km). The population living in college or university student housing

1541-936: The Night Train of the NIFL . In the winter season, the Coulee Region Chill was a junior team in the North American 3 Hockey League at the Green Island Ice Arena. Additionally, the area's only ski hill, Mt. La Crosse, opened in 1959 and has 19 slopes and trails. The ski hill is home to Damnation! , Mid-America's steepest trail. The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse 's Eagles compete in NCAA Division III . The university's 10,000 seat Veterans Memorial Field for football (turf field) and outdoor timed track opened in 2009 and hosts

1608-1005: The Northwoods League play at their home field at Copeland Park on the north side of La Crosse in the summer months. In 2017, the La Crosse Showtime began play in the American Basketball Association at La Crosse Center. In the past, the La Crosse Center has been home to the Catbirds and the Bobcats of the CBA , as well as the River Rats of the IFL , the Spartans of the IFL and

1675-600: The WIAA Wisconsin high school outdoor track and field state championships. The La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway , located in nearby West Salem , is the first and only paved NASCAR -sanctioned asphalt stock car racing track in Wisconsin. Riverside Park is situated on the riverfront of downtown La Crosse near the Blue Bridges . It hosts events such as Riverfest, Fourth of July fireworks, Oktoberfest , and

1742-462: The 10 largest employers in La Crosse were: La Crosse and the surrounding communities form a regional commercial center and shopping hub. In the northeastern region of the city lies the area's largest shopping center, Valley View Mall . The surrounding area includes numerous big-box stores , and many restaurants. Other shopping centers in the La Crosse region include Three Rivers Plaza, Marsh View Center, Shelby Mall, Jackson Plaza, Bridgeview Plaza, and

1809-617: The City of La Crosse. In the 2012 presidential election , Barack Obama won 65% of the city of La Crosse and 58% of La Crosse County. In 2014, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ranked La Crosse as one of Wisconsin's top performing Democratic cities. In the United States Congress, Republican Derrick Van Orden has represented La Crosse as part of Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district since 2023. The city

1876-668: The La Crosse Area Lutheran Schools organization and affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod . The region's largest Lutheran high school, Luther High School is located in Onalaska, Wisconsin . La Crosse is the home of three regional colleges and universities. The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse is the region's leading public university. Western Technical College is a public community college located in

1943-565: The La Crosse Community Theater has won both regional and national acclaim. The city is home to the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps , a member of Drum Corps International . Other arts sites include Viterbo University Fine Arts building, UW–La Crosse Art Gallery and Theater, and the La Crosse Center, which hosts national performers. Local sculptor Elmer Petersen has created sculptures that are exhibited throughout

2010-422: The La Crosse area is home to the headquarters or regional offices of Kwik Trip , Organic Valley , Mayo Clinic , Gundersen Health System , Gensler , La Crosse Technology , City Brewing Company , and Trane . La Crosse County is a top ten tourist destination in the state with $ 433 million in travel-related spending generated in 2023. The first Europeans to see the region were French fur traders who traveled

2077-594: The La Crosse region. The city is served by several major highways and Interstate, including Interstate 90 , U.S. Highway 14 , U.S. Highway 53 , U.S. Highway 61 , Wisconsin State Highway 35 , Wisconsin State Highway 16 , and Wisconsin State Highway 33 . The Mississippi River Bridge , also known as the Cass St. bridge and the newer Cameron Street bridge (photo with blue arch) both connect downtown La Crosse with La Crescent, Minnesota . These two bridges cross

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2144-481: The Mississippi River in the late 17th century. There is no written record of any visit to the site until 1805, when Lt. Zebulon Pike mounted an expedition up the Mississippi River for the United States. Pike recorded the location's name as "Prairie La Crosse". The name originated from the game with sticks that resembled a bishop's crozier or la crosse in French, which was played by Native Americans there. In 1841,

2211-460: The Mississippi River, as does the Interstate 90 bridge located just northwest of La Crosse, connecting Wisconsin and Minnesota. In 2012, the City of La Crosse was the first city in Wisconsin to pass a Green Complete Streets ordinance. This ordinance requires that when roads are reconstructed the needs of stormwater management and the safety of bicycles and pedestrians are taken into account in

2278-491: The Mississippi north of the city, and the La Crosse River flows into the Mississippi just north of the downtown area. Just upriver from its mouth, this river broadens into a marshland that splits the city into two distinct sections, north and south. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 23.79 square miles (61.62 km), of which, 21.7 square miles (56.20 km)

2345-584: The Rotary Lights. Several steamboats make stops along the river in the park, including the American Queen , La Crosse Queen , and Julia Belle Swain . The park has walking/running trails. The park was previously home to a controversial Statue of Hiawatha . Long standing public debate about whether the statue was offensive or presented a caricature based on stereotypes of Native Americans eventually led to its removal in 2020, nearly 60 years after it

2412-884: The United States, followed by Towson , the county seat of Baltimore County, Maryland . Likewise, some county seats may not be incorporated in their own right, but are located within incorporated municipalities. For example, Cape May Court House, New Jersey , though unincorporated, is a section of Middle Township , an incorporated municipality. In some states, often those that were among the original Thirteen Colonies , county seats include or formerly included "Court House" as part of their name, such as Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia . Most counties have only one county seat. However, some counties in Alabama , Arkansas , Georgia , Iowa , Kentucky , Massachusetts , Mississippi , Missouri , New Hampshire , New York , and Vermont have two or more county seats, usually located on opposite sides of

2479-500: The Village Shopping Center. Downtown La Crosse has experienced a resurgence in recent years, providing shopping, farmers' markets, hotels, restaurants, and specialty shops. La Crosse has over 30 active arts organizations. The Pump House Regional Arts Center hosts visual arts exhibits throughout the year plus its own series of jazz, folk, and blues performers. The La Crosse Symphony is the city's regional orchestra and

2546-760: The city include: the Congregation Sons of Abraham, a Jewish synagogue ; the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of La Crosse, which has held services since 1951; the Islamic Society Othman Bin Afaan; and the Hmong Faith Alliance Church. La Crosse is the home and current global headquarters of several corporations and organizations, including: Corporations founded and formerly headquartered in La Crosse include: As of 2012,

2613-422: The city. La Crosse is also home to Viterbo University , a Roman Catholic private institution. The Health Science Center exists as a combined effort of all the La Crosse medical centers, universities, and government agencies with a goal of advancing students in the medical fields. La Crosse's largest newspaper is the daily La Crosse Tribune which serves the Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa regions. The Racquet

2680-475: The completion of the La Crosse & Milwaukee Railroad, the second railroad connecting Milwaukee to the Mississippi River. During the second half of the 19th century, La Crosse grew to become one of the largest cities in Wisconsin. It was a center of the lumber industry, for logs cut in the interior of the state could be rafted down the Black River toward sawmills built in the city. La Crosse also became

2747-526: The counties after his unification, there were about 1,000. Under the Eastern Han dynasty , the number of counties increased to above 1,000. About 1400 existed when the Sui dynasty abolished the commandery level (郡 jùn), which was the level just above counties, and demoted some commanderies to counties. In Imperial China, the county was a significant administrative unit because it marked the lowest level of

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2814-415: The country, La Crosse saw population stagnation in the latter half of the 20th century as a result of suburbanization. Since 1966, La Crosse has seen its population grow by 10.73%, while its area, miles of sewer, and miles of water mains each grew by more than 50%. La Crosse remains the largest city on Wisconsin's western border, and the educational institutions in the city have recently led it toward becoming

2881-418: The county, especially if it is geographically large. A county seat is usually an incorporated municipality . The exceptions include the county seats of counties that have no incorporated municipalities within their borders, such as Arlington County, Virginia , where the county seat is the entire county. Ellicott City , the county seat of Howard County, Maryland , is the largest unincorporated county seat in

2948-420: The county. Examples include Harrison County, Mississippi , which has both Biloxi and Gulfport as county seats, and Hinds County, Mississippi , which has both Raymond and the state capital of Jackson . The practice of multiple county seat towns dates from the days when travel was difficult. There have been few efforts to eliminate the two-seat arrangement, since a county seat is a source of civic pride for

3015-718: The downtown area, including La Crosse Players and the Eagle in Riverside Park. It also hosts a yearly St Patrick's Day Parade as well as Irishfest La Crosse in August The La Crosse Center , a convention center and arena located in downtown La Crosse on the Mississippi River, hosts a variety of sporting events, concerts, exhibits, and shows. The city annually hosts Oktoberfest USA , an Oktoberfest celebration first established in 1961. The La Crosse Loggers (baseball) and La Crosse Steam (softball) of

3082-528: The first La Crosse County Board and the first La Crosse county judge, while also engaging in the railroad industry. In 1851, he was elected as a Democrat and became the Wisconsin's third Lieutenant Governor under the State's second Governor, Leonard Farwell . While visiting his brother-in-law in Lafayette County, Burns became ill of bilious fever but recovered enough to travel home, and died of

3149-454: The first white settlement at La Crosse was established when Nathan Myrick , a New York native, moved to the village at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin to work in the fur trade . Myrick was disappointed to find that because many fur traders were already well-entrenched there, there were no openings for him in the trade. As a result, he decided to establish a trading post upriver at the then still unsettled site of Prairie La Crosse. In 1841, he built

3216-424: The imperial bureaucratic structure; in other words, it was the lowest level that the government reached. Government below the county level was often undertaken through informal non-bureaucratic means, varying between dynasties. The head of a county was the magistrate , who oversaw both the day-to-day operations of the county as well as civil and criminal cases. The current number of counties mostly resembled that of

3283-585: The increase of Han Chinese population in Taiwan, the number of counties also grew by time. By the end of Qing era, there were 11 counties in Taiwan. Protestant missionaries in China first romanized the term as hien . When Taiwan became a Japanese colony in 1895, the hierarchy of divisions also incorporated into the Japanese system in the period when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. By September 1945, Taiwan

3350-625: The independent city under an agreement, such as in Albemarle , or may in be enclaves of the county surrounded by the independent city, such as in Fairfax . Others, such as Prince William , have the courthouse in an enclave surrounded by the independent city and have the county government, the Board of Supervisors, in a different part of the county, far from the county seat. The following counties have their county seat in an independent city: Bedford

3417-758: The later years of the Qing dynasty . Changes of location and names of counties in Chinese history have been a major field of research in Chinese historical geography, especially from the 1960s to the 1980s. There are 1,355 counties in Mainland China out of a total of 2,851 county-level divisions. In Taiwan , the first counties were first established in 1661 by the Kingdom of Tungning . The later ruler Qing empire inherited this type of administrative divisions. With

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3484-425: The median income for a family was $ 66,928. Male full-time workers had a median income of $ 43,438 versus $ 37,215 for female workers. The per capita income for the city was $ 27,398. About 7.9% of families and 22.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over. Of the population age 25 and over, 93.9% were high school graduates or higher and 36.5% had

3551-868: The mother house of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration , and the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe . An independent catholic school district in the city, La Crosse Aquinas Catholic Schools , is also overseen by the diocese. Protestant churches in the city include Lutheran, Evangelical, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, and independent traditions. The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod has five churches in La Crosse: First Lutheran Church, Grace Lutheran Church, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, and St. John's Lutheran Church. La Crosse

3618-530: The new design. The same year, the city passed the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan to guide improvements to the transportation network for those walking or cycling in the city. By 2018, La Crosse had 7.7 miles (12.4 km) of on-street bike lanes , 17.1 miles (27.5 km) of paved bike paths , and 12 miles (19 km) of unpaved paths. As of 2021, however, La Crosse had no protected bike lanes, while bike infrastructure has generally gone unmaintained through

3685-403: The post was built at one of the few points along the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi River where a broad plain, ideal for development, existed between the river's bank and the tall bluffs that line the river valley. Because of these advantages, a small village grew around Myrick's trading post in the 1840s. In 1844, a small Mormon community settled at La Crosse, building several dozen cabins

3752-775: The provincial level, and thus county seats. In the provinces of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia the term "shire town" is used in place of county seat. County seats in China are the administrative centers of the counties in the People's Republic of China . Xian have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin dynasty . The number of counties in China proper gradually increased from dynasty to dynasty. As Qin Shi Huang reorganized

3819-657: The state's area, has no borough government or borough seat. One borough, the Lake and Peninsula Borough , has its borough seat located in another borough, namely King Salmon in Bristol Bay Borough . In Louisiana , which is divided into parishes rather than counties, county seats are referred to as "parish seats". In New England , counties have served mainly as dividing lines for the states' judicial systems. Rhode Island has no county level of government and thus no county seats, and Massachusetts has dissolved many but not all of its county governments. In Vermont , Massachusetts , and Maine county government consists only of

3886-416: The towns involved, along with providing employment opportunities. There are 33 counties with multiple county seats in 11 states: Alaska is divided into boroughs rather than counties; the county seat in these case is referred to as the "borough seat"; this includes six consolidated city-borough governments (one of which is styled as a "municipality"). The Unorganized Borough, Alaska , which covers 49% of

3953-538: The trail does not follow a dedicated multi-use path. The La Crosse River Trail and the Great River State Trail pass through the northern edge of the city. These trails combine to form one continuous trail from Trempealeau to Reedsburg . They are rail trails built on the former roadbed of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway . County seat In Canada , the provinces of Ontario , Quebec , New Brunswick , Prince Edward Island , and Nova Scotia have counties as an administrative division of government below

4020-484: The use of county seats in particular, will fully transition with the permission of the United States Census Bureau to a system of councils of government for the purposes of boundary definition and as county equivalents. Two counties in South Dakota , Oglala Lakota and Todd , have their county seat and government services centered in a neighboring county. Their county-level services are provided by Fall River County and Tripp County , respectively. In Virginia ,

4087-524: The winter months. A new bikeshare system debuted in downtown La Crosse in April 2021 through a partnership of La Crosse Neighborhoods, Inc and Koloni, an Iowa based bikeshare company. It is hoped that this service will be expanded across the city in the near future. The system has grown each year from 8 bikeshare stations and 40 bikes available for use in 2021, to 10 stations and 50 bikes in 2022 and to 15 stations and 75 bikes in 2023. The interstate Mississippi River Trail passes through La Crosse. However,

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4154-399: Was 3,897. The racial makeup of the city was 85.6% White , 4.9% Asian , 2.9% Black or African American , 0.5% Native American , 1.2% from other races , and 4.9% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 3.2% Hispanic or Latino of any race. According to the American Community Survey estimates for 2016–2020, the median income for a household in the city was $ 46,438, and

4221-433: Was an Irish American immigrant, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the third Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin , serving from 1852 until his death in 1853. Born in Dublin , Ireland , on May 31, 1820, Burns came to New York in America with his family as an infant. In the fall of 1837 as a young man, he settled in Iowa County in Wisconsin Territory , where he engaged in lead mining. In 1844 Burns

4288-431: Was an independent city from 1968 to 2013, while also being the county seat of Bedford County . Bedford reverted to an incorporated town, and remains the county seat, though is now part of the county. The state with the most counties is Texas, with 254, and the state with the fewest counties is Delaware, with 3. Timothy Burns (Wisconsin politician) Timothy Burns (May 31, 1820 – September 21, 1853)

4355-518: Was divided into 8 prefectures ( 州 and 廳 ), which remained after the Republic of China took over. There are 13 county seats in Taiwan, which function as county-administered cities , urban townships , or rural townships . In most of the United States , a county is an administrative or political subdivision of a state that consists of a geographic area with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. The city, town, or populated place that houses county government

4422-419: Was elected sheriff of Iowa County. Elected in 1846, he served in the Wisconsin territorial House of Representatives in 1847–1848 and became Assembly Speaker. He visited La Crosse in 1847. Later, in 1849 he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly . In 1850, he moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin , and took a position on the State Board of Public Works. He was the chairman of the first La Crosse Town Board, chairman of

4489-427: Was erected. Pettibone Park is located on Baron Island, across the river from Riverside Park and the downtown area. The island was originally part of the state of Minnesota. The land was transferred to Wisconsin and eventually the City of La Crosse following a border dispute that was resolved in 1919. Today the park has a variety of recreational facilities, including a beach and disc golf course. An extensive marsh ,

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