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Timothy Burns Tablet
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The Timothy Burns tablet in Burns Park, near Main Street. The tablet reads: "To perpetuate the record of the gift of Burns Park to La Crosse by Hon. Timothy Burns, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin 1851-1853. This tablet is erected by his grand-children of 1938, sponsored by La Crosse D.A.R." Dedicated October 4, 1938.
1939
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Myrick Marker
1942
The Myrick Marker on the Funke Candy factory placed by the La Crosse Chapter, D.A.R. to mark the site of the first house built in La Crosse in 1842 by Nathan Myrick. Above the inscription is a view...
Timothy Burns
circa 1850-1859
Sixth plate daguerreotype of Timothy Burns. Quarter figure facing front and slightly right, wearing coat, vest, stand collar, and tie with long tails. Burns was Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin c. ...
Bridge Over Mississippi River
September 1939
View from shoreline towards the bridge over the Mississippi River in La Crosse.
Aerial View of La Crosse
Aerial view of La Crosse, with the Mississippi River in the distance.
Burns Park
circa 1910-1919
Hand-colored view of a shady park with several flower beds in the lawn. Two girls are sitting on a bench along the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Burns Park, La Crosse, Wis."
