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Old plans for underground railroad found in records of city engineer

Date: 1935-07-28
County: La Crosse
City: La Crosse
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Hull of war eagle, famous packet, exposed by low black river stage, recalls explosion half century ago

Date: 1933-09-17
County: La Crosse
City: La Crosse
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Railroad influenced site of West Salem; Neshonoc was village

Date: 1930-04-06
County: La Crosse
City: West Salem
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pedestrian tour across Wisconsin

Date: 1858-09-01
County: La Crosse
City: La Crosse
Newspaper Article/Clipping

See return of old days on the river

Date: 1925-02-08
County: La Crosse
City: La Crosse
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Pessimist about the upper river

Date: 1906-06-24
County: La Crosse
City: La Crosse
Newspaper Article/Clipping

William G. Allen, Holmen, knows old history of river

Date: 1930-03-23
County: La Crosse
City: Holmen
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Story of ill-fated Belle Mac and of Sea Wing and J. S. told by "old timers"

Date: 1916-05-27
County: La Crosse
City: La Crosse
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Old river boats of the Upper Mississippi

Date: 1931-03-01
County: La Crosse
City: La Crosse
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Upper Mississipsi river life

Date: 1929-04-28
County: La Crosse
City: La Crosse
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Harry G. Dyer, Madison resident, recounts old raftsmen's tales about Upper Missisippi River

Date: 1932-01-24
County: La Crosse
City: La Crosse
Newspaper Article/Clipping

First steamboat passed La Crosse over century ago

Date: 1932-06-05
County: La Crosse
City: La Crosse
Newspaper Article/Clipping

River was first conveyance for early settlers

Date: 1930-07-20
County: La Crosse
City: La Crosse
Newspaper Article/Clipping

First steamboat passed here just hundred years ago

Date: 1923-03-25
County: La Crosse
City: La Crosse
Newspaper Article/Clipping

William Pfeiffer retires from work of driving trolleys after 46 years

Date: 1927-02-20
County: La Crosse
City: La Crosse
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Blowing up of bella mac is recalled by rivermen as old time catastrophe

Date: 1920-04-18
County: La Crosse
City: La Crosse
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Early rafting methods

Date: 1906-10-09
County: La Crosse
City: La Crosse
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Villages located by early settler demanding price

Date: 1924-03-30
County: La Crosse
City: Bangor
Newspaper Article/Clipping

La Crosse steamer blew up with nine losing their lives

Date: 1932-04-24
County: La Crosse
City: La Crosse
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Mouth of Black River and mouth of La Crosse River are at the same

Date: 
County: La Crosse
City: La Crosse

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