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

La Crosse Players

November 13, 2022

1. La Crosse Players Marker

Inscription.
The city of La Crosse was named for the American Indian game which the French christened "La Crosse." On this site hard fought matches were played by the Winnebago peoples.

The welded, COR-TEN steel sculpture was designed and fabricated by sculptor, Elmer P. Petersen.

Architectural and engineering services for this Harborview Plaza Park were donated by HSR Associates, Inc. of La Crosse, Wisconsin as a community service, 1980.

Erected 1981 by Walda Stern, in the loving memory of her parents, Frank and Elizabeth Stern.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Parks & Recreational Areas • Sports.

Location. 43° 48.802′ N, 91° 15.242′ W. Marker is in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in La Crosse County. It can be reached from the intersection of 2nd Street North and Main Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: La Crosse WI 54601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Western Wisconsin.

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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: Powell Place (within shouting distance of this marker); George Zeisler Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Building in La Crosse (about 500 feet away); Front and State (about 500 feet away); Spence Park (about 600 feet away); 4th and Main (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic River Gauge (approx. 0.2 miles away); La Crosse Plow Company (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Crosse.

November 13, 2022

2. La Crosse Players Marker

La Crosse Players Sculpture image. Click for full size.

November 13, 2022

3. La Crosse Players Sculpture

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2022. This page has been viewed 312 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 27, 2022. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.