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In 1999 the old G. Heileman Brewing Company's former brewery buildings in La Crosse were bought by a group of investors who founded the City Brewing Company. [2] This brought the brewing facility back in name only to 1858 when German immigrants John Gund and Gottlieb Heileman originally founded the G.Heileman Brewing Company in La Crosse.
City chose to use Heileman's name from 1858–1872. It does not have ownership rights over the intellectual property, including beer brand names, associated with the G. Heileman Brewing Company. It brews beer, including Old Style under contract, and packages bottled tea, soft drinks, and energy drinks. City's own labels are La Crosse Lager and ...
Beers was a strong Canadian nationalist. Besides advocating for lacrosse to become the national sport of Canada believing it would serve as "unifying symbol for the emerging Canadian nationality," Beers also defended the country against the Fenian Raids in 1866 and 1870. [5] During the raids, Beers helped establish the Victoria Rifles of Canada ...
Originally J. deBeer and Son, Inc, it was founded by Jacob deBeer in 1889 making baseballs in Johnstown, New York.In 1934 they created the patented "clincher" softball, which was invented by Frederick S. deBeer, who was the founder's son, and who eventually was inducted in the Chicago 16" Softball Hall of Fame .
Lacrosse is a contact team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. ... founded the Montreal Lacrosse Club. [27] In 1860, Beers codified the game ...
The World's Largest Six-Pack is a large collection of six beer storage tanks in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It is a well-known landmark and tourist attraction in the city. The cans can collectively hold about 688,200 US gal (2,605,000 L) of beer. [1]
The original Founders Cup was inaugurated in 1972 by the CLA in honour of "the founders of organized lacrosse," especially "The Father of Organized Lacrosse", William George Beers of Montreal, Quebec. Dr. Beers wrote the first rulebook of the sport and was key to the organizing the National Lacrosse Association in 1867, the forerunner of the ...
The first game played under Beers' rules was at Upper Canada College in 1867; they lost to the Toronto Cricket Club by a score of 3–1. [3] In 1881, the Montreal Lacrosse Club was a founding member of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association. [4] A new Montreal Lacrosse Club was founded in 2006 and plays in the Quebec Senior Field Lacrosse ...