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

St. James and Caledonia

— La Crosse Heritage Tour —

February 7, 2026

1. St. James and Caledonia Marker

Inscription. Jefferson School, built on the opposite corner in 1948-49, replaced the Fifth Ward School constructed on the site in 1877. A one-room school was built on the same site in the 1850s when the North Side was the Village of North 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 6.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1949.

Location. 43° 50.21′ N, 91° 14.798′ W. Marker is in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in La Crosse County. It is in the Lower North Side. It is at the intersection of Caledonia Street and St. James Street, on the right when traveling north on Caledonia Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 832 Caledonia St, 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: The Development of Copeland Avenue (approx. 0.2 miles away); Logan and Caledonia (approx. 0.4 miles away); Logan and Kane (approx. half a mile away); Gillette and Kane (approx. 0.7 miles away); Red Cloud Park (approx. ¾ mile away); George and Gohres (approx. 0.9 miles away); Wood and Hayes (approx. 1.3 miles away); U.S. Fish Control Laboratory (approx. 1.4 miles away).

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St. James and Caledonia Marker, from the south image. Click for full size.

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2. St. James and Caledonia Marker, from the south

Jefferson School Building image. Click for full size.

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3. Jefferson School Building

Jefferson School Building Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

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4. Jefferson School Building Cornerstone

"Erected AD. 1949"

Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2026. This page has been viewed 41 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 25, 2026.