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La Crosse (/ l ə ˈ k r ɒ s / ⓘ lə-KROSS) [6] 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. [7] La Crosse's population was 52,680 as of the 2020 census. [2]
La Crosse: Gothic Revival-styled home with large square turret built from 1861 to 1877 for Anderson, a Norwegian immigrant who ran a store in La Crosse and later shifted into wholesale dry goods. The house was later used as YWCA, then apartments. [18] [19] 5: Bangor Commercial Historic District: Bangor Commercial Historic District: October 11, 2022
St. Rose of Viterbo Convent is the motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, an American religious congregation, which is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The convent is dedicated to Rose of Viterbo, a 13th-century Franciscan tertiary who was a noted mystic and street preacher in Italy who died while still a teenager. [1]
La Crosse County (/ l ə ˈ k r ɒ s / ⓘ lə-KROSS) is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At the 2020 census , the county's population was 120,784. [ 1 ] Its county seat is the city of La Crosse . [ 2 ]
Viterbo University is a private Catholic university in La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States.Founded in 1890 by the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, Viterbo is home to three colleges with nine schools offering 48 academic programs at the associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels.
The bluff was to be sold for large-scale quarrying, however the La Crosse residents were outraged by the plans. To save the bluff from ruin, Ellen Hixon and her son Joseph, a prominent La Crosse family, purchased the land in 1909. The family held the property in trust until 1912 when the land was donated as a park to the city of La Crosse.
Riverside Park is a public park located on the riverfront of downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin. It hosts events such as Riverfest, Fourth of July fireworks, Oktoberfest, Moon Tunes, and the Rotary Lights. The steamboats American Queen, La Crosse Queen, and Julia Belle Swain make stops along the river in the park. The park has walking/running trails.
City of La Crosse: Capacity: 7,500: Surface: Multi-surface: Opened: 1980: Tenants; La Crosse Catbirds (1985–1994) La Crosse Bobcats (1996–2001) La Crosse River Rats (2000) La Crosse Night Train (2002–2003) La Crosse Skating Sirens (2009–2012) La Crosse Spartans (2010–2011) La Crosse Showtime (2017–2018) Website