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La Crosse, Wisconsin, Engineering Department Plats

 Record Group
Identifier: La Crosse Series 005

Scope and Contents

This series consists of aperture cards dating from about 1980 containing plats of additions to the City of La Crosse drawn by the City of La Crosse’s Engineering Department. The cards were filmed from the city engineering department’s plat books and are therefore arranged by volume and page. An alphabetical index by name of the addition has been provided in the container listing.

In addition to the plats there is another set of aperture cards showing house numbers for most of the City of La Crosse. The street boundaries of the specific area covered is indicated on each card.

Dates

  • circa 1980

Creator

Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for patron use.

Historical Note

The City of La Crosse Engineering Department is responsible for drawing plats of additions to the city of La Crosse, curb and gutter design, some bridge design and other engineering drawings. The Engineering Dept. works closely with the City of La Crosse’s Office of Public Works.

Extent

0.4 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The City of La Crosse Engineering Department is responsible for drawing plats of additions to the city of La Crosse, curb and gutter design, some bridge design and other engineering drawings. The Engineering Dept. works closely with the City of La Crosse’s Office of Public Works.

This series contains aperture cards of plats of additions to the City of La Crosse. The cards were filmed approximately 1980 from plat books in the city’s Engineering Department, and are arranged by volume and page number. An alphabetical index by name of addition is included in the finding aid. Another set of aperture cards showing house numbers for most of the City of La Crosse is included in the series.

Acquisitions Information

(Accession no. 1982.002) Transferred by the City of La Crosse Engineering Department via Ethel Himmel, March 1982

Physical Description

1 card box

OCLC Number

46337615

Processing Information

Processed by Amy Groskopf, January 1986; inventory rewritten by Amanda J. Lambert, Aug. 1999

Title
Guide to the La Crosse, Wisconsin, Engineering Department Plats, 1900s
Status
Completed
Author
Amanda J. Lambert
Date
1999
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the La Crosse Public Library Archives Repository

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