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St. Rose of Viterbo Convent is the motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, an American religious congregation, which is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The convent is dedicated to Rose of Viterbo, a 13th-century Franciscan tertiary who was a noted mystic and street preacher in Italy who died while still a teenager. [1]
Alexander McMillan (October 23, 1825 – October 25, 1901) was a Canadian American immigrant, businessman, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the 13th mayor of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and represented La Crosse County in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
A pair of one-story Prairie Style bungalows, nearly mirror images, designed by Percy Bentley of La Crosse and built in 1913 [50] for friends Chase and Wohlhuter. Chase was a dentist and Wohlhuter managed the La Crosse Theater. [51] 19: Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway Passenger Depot: Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway Passenger ...
La Crosse (/ l ə ˈ k r ɒ s / ⓘ lə-KROSS) [6] is a city in and the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. [7] La Crosse's population was 52,680 as of the 2020 census. [2]
The district is made up of a residential neighborhood, including many of the earliest elaborate homes in the city. [2] [3] These include the 1859 Italianate Laverty-Martindale house, [4] the 1871 Italian Villa-styled Webb-Withee house, the 1874 Italianate Governor George Peck house, [5] the 1884 Stick style Frank Burton house, the 1886 Queen Anne Crosby house, [6] and the 1914 Prairie style ...
The house was originally built for New York native Andrew W. Shephard. [1] Norwegian immigrant Mons Anderson purchased it in 1861. Anderson would add onto the house in 1878. Following his death, it was sold to the YWCA in 19
November 21, 1938) [2] was an American teenager who mysteriously disappeared on October 24, 1953, from La Crosse County, Wisconsin. [3] Her disappearance sparked a search involving 2,000 people. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In the first year following her disappearance, investigators questioned more than 3,500 people.
Raymond Curtis Bice Sr. (April 5, 1896 – December 14, 1994) was an American building contractor, historian, and Republican politician from La Crosse, Wisconsin. He served 16 years in the Wisconsin Senate and six years in the State Assembly. He was also the author of several works about the history of the La Crosse area.