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

16th and State

— La Crosse Heritage Tour —

November 12, 2021

1. 16th and State Marker

Inscription. Morris Hall was built as a campus school for training teachers in 1939. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. La Crosse Senator Thomas Morris pushed legislation through the State Legislature in 1905 to authorize a Normal School for the instruction of teachers at La Crosse.

Erected 1999 by the City of La Crosse, the City's Historic Preservation Commission and the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. (Marker Number 13.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.

Location. 43° 48.772′ N, 91° 13.952′ W. Marker is in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in La Crosse County. It is at the intersection of State Street and 16th Street North, on the right when traveling west on State Street. The marker is located southwest of UWL Morris Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1615 State St, 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 walking distance of this marker: 19th and Main (approx. ¼ mile away); "Get into the game!" (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dedicated to the Memory of Veterans of the Civil War (approx. 0.3 miles away); Losey Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); 15th and Madison (approx. 0.4 miles away); Oak Grove Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away);

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21st and Cass (approx. half a mile away); 12th and La Crosse (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Crosse.

November 12, 2021

2. 16th and State Marker

16th and State Marker, from the south image. Click for full size.

November 13, 2021

3. 16th and State Marker, from the south

November 12, 2021

4. Morris Hall

View Opposite of Marker image. Click for full size.

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5. View Opposite of Marker

Morris Hall can be partly seen behind the trees.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2021. This page has been viewed 445 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 15, 2021. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.