La Crosse in La Crosse County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Valley View Site

Photographed by Keith L, June 23, 2008

1. The Valley View Site Marker

Inscription. This is the location of a village occupied between 1000 and 1200 by the Oneota, ancestors of the Winnebago and Ioway. The village site was chosen by the Oneota to make the best use of the area for farming, fishing, hunting, transportation, and defense. The village was surrounded by a stockade and inhabited by 50 to 100 people. It was excavated in 1979 by archaeologists and students from the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse.

Erected 1980 by the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 267.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list.

Location. 43° 52.156′ N, 91° 11.925′ W. Marker is in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in La Crosse County. It can be reached from State Highway 16 0.3 miles north of State Highway 157, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located along State Highway 16 and can be reached from the Valley View Mall shopping center parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3800 State Highway 16, La Crosse WI 54601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Western Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Corn Belt,

in the Driftless Area — Bluff Country,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies

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: Tim Gullikson (approx. 1.4 miles away); Campbell Cemetery G.A.R. Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Onalaska: Past and Present (approx. 2 miles away); Onalaska: Present and Past (approx. 2 miles away); Wood and Hayes (approx. 2.2 miles away); George and Gohres (approx. 2½ miles away); Prairie restoration (approx. 2.6 miles away); Gillette and Kane (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Crosse.

Photographed by Keith L, June 23, 2008

2. The Valley View Site Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 2,515 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 18, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.