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Village of North La Crosse Meeting Minute Book

 File — Box: 1
Identifier: La Crosse Series 069

Scope and Contents

The one bound volume contains meeting minutes in chronological order.

Dates

  • 1868 April-1871 April

Creator

Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for patron use.

Historical Note

North La Crosse was home to the sawmills built in the 1850s and the people who depended upon the pineries for their livelihood made their homes there. The sawmills were owned by residences of La Crosse to their south. The Village of North La Crosse was incorporated by the Wisconsin legislature March 4, 1868, and annexed into the City of La Crosse as the Fifth Ward March 22, 1871, adding approximately 1494 persons to the population of the city of La Crosse.

Extent

0.2 Cubic Feet (1 archives box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Handwritten minute book of the Village of North La Crosse, Wisconsin, from April 10, 1868, to April 3,1871. The Village of North La Crosse was incorporated by the Wisconsin legislature March 4, 1868, and annexed into the City of La Crosse as the Fifth Ward March 22, 1871.

Acquisitions Information

(Accession number 1999.037) Transferred from the Office of the City Clerk, 1999

Related Materials

(La Crosse Series 030) La Crosse, Wisconsin, Office of the City Clerk, Amendments to the City of La Crosse Charter

Physical Description

1 archives box

Processing Information

Processed by Anita Taylor Doering, April 2021

Title
Guide to the Meeting Minute Book of the Village of North La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1868-1871
Status
Completed
Author
Anita Taylor Doering
Date
2 April 2021
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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