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Map of Black River lumber industry

 Digital Record
Identifier: lax0034

Dates

  • 1920's

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

Hand drawn and hand colored; map ; ms., col. ; 107 x 84 cm

Abstract

Manuscript version of Sawmills at Onalaska, North La Crosse and La Crosse 1850-1910 by Walter S. Woods showing Onalaska and North La Crosse only; shows lumber mills on the Black River in La Crosse and Onalaska; lumber mills included: Bateman's Mill, Spark's Mill, Hall's Shingle Mill, Island Mill, Nichols and Pooler, Goddard's Mill, Crosby Hardwood Lumber Company, Colman and Paul's storage, Sawyer and Austin's Mill, McDonald's Mill and Boat Yard, Washburn's Mill (Copeland), L.M. Goddard's Shingle Mill, New Davidson Mill, Davidson's Boat Yard Packet Mill, Shingle Mill, Holway's Mill, Polley's Mill, Trow's Mill, McDonald's Lumber rafting.

Shows Rice Lake, rack work, Onalaska, North La Crosse, West La Crosse, main pier, railroads, bridges, Black River, Taylor's Island, Barron Island, Joe Lynn's Slough, Colman's Slough, Island Mill Bay, Nichol's Bay, Nichol's Gap, Island Mill's Gap and Bob Moore's, stiff boom, McDonald's gap, McDonald chance, Horner's chance, Fort Norway, C.L. Jenk's chance, Colman's logs brailed, winter route [winter bridge] to St. Paul, winter route [winter bridge] to Southern Minnesota railroad, plank road, Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad elevator known as Hyde's Elevator, Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad depot, Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad warehouse, Chicago Milwaukee railroad passenger depot, Cargill's Elevator.

OCLC Number

190903166

Call Number

C2 /d03 M17

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the La Crosse Public Library Archives Repository

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