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

George and Gohres

— La Crosse Heritage Tour —

November 26, 2023

1. George and Gohres Marker

Inscription. Commercial development on George Street coincided with the construction of the C.B.&N. railroad yard east of Rublee in 1886. On this block, the Schubert Meat Market was built in 1887 at 1721 George Street and Swenson Hardware Store was erected at 1711 George Street in 1891.

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 2.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 43° 50.949′ N, 91° 14.393′ W. Marker is in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in La Crosse County. It is at the intersection of George Street (State Highway 35) and Gohres Street, on the left when traveling north on George Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: La Crosse WI 54603, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gillette and Kane (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wood and Hayes (approx. 0.4 miles away); Logan and Kane (approx. 0.4 miles away); Logan and Caledonia (approx. half a mile away); Campbell Cemetery G.A.R. Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); St. James and Caledonia (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Development of Copeland Avenue (approx. one mile

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away); Red Cloud Park (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Crosse.

George and Gohres Marker, from the south image. Click for full size.

November 26, 2023

2. George and Gohres Marker, from the south

George and Gohres Marker, from the north image. Click for full size.

November 26, 2023

3. George and Gohres Marker, from the north

Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2023. This page has been viewed 281 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 5, 2023.