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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
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]
Norskedalen includes two sites. The main site is three miles (5 km) north of Coon Valley, Wisconsin and open year-round. With 398 acres (1.61 km 2) within Poplar Coulee of the Town of Washington in La Crosse County, it contains the Bekkum Homestead, a re-creation of a typical pioneer farm at the turn of the century; the Thrune Visitor center with displays of pioneer and Norwegian immigrant ...
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]
In 1873, Mother Antonia asked the remaining sisters in Milwaukee to relocate to La Crosse, although 37 choose to continue their work in seminary ministry and split off to form the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi. Mother Antonia's community in La Crosse thus became known as the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. [2] [4] [5]
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 ...
The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin system has terminated a 63-year-old university chancellor from his position after “discovering sexually explicit videos” he made with his ...
Riverside Museum (Wisconsin) La Crosse: La Crosse: Mississippi/Chippewa Rivers: History: Operated by the La Crosse County Historical Society, artifacts brought up from the wreck of the steamboat War Eagle and from the Mississippi Valley Archaeological Center [26] Rogers Street Fishing Village: Two Rivers: Manitowoc: Lake Michigan: Industry ...