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

Red Cloud Park

Photographed by Keith L, June 23, 2008

1. Red Cloud Park Marker

Inscription. This park, on the site of a Winnebago village, commemorates an heroic descendant of those people, Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. Fighting in Korea in 1950 as a member of the 24th Army Division, Corporal Red Cloud bravely held off an enemy attack with machine gun fire until his death, thereby saving the lives of many of his comrades. Posthumously he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Part of this area once was owned by "Buffalo Bill" Cody, famous frontier scout, and his friend White Beaver (Dr. Frank Powell), who served four terms as mayor of La Crosse in the 1880's and 1890's. Dr. Powell received the name White Beaver from Sioux Chief Rocky Bear for saving the life of his daughter. He was made chief Medicine Man of the Winnebago Nation in 1876 after successfully treating Chief Wee-Noo-Sheik.

Erected 1957 by the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 68.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, Korean. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients, and the Wisconsin Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.

Location. 43° 49.974′ N, 91° 13.95′

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W. Marker is in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in La Crosse County. It is on Powell Street south of Saint Andrew Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker is near the entrance to Red Cloud Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 520 Powell Street, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. James and Caledonia (approx. ¾ mile away); Logan and Kane (approx. 0.8 miles away); Group of Indian Mounds (approx. 0.8 miles away); Myrick Park Mounds (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Development of Copeland Avenue (approx. 0.9 miles away); Oak Grove Cemetery (approx. one mile away); Logan and Caledonia (approx. one mile away); Gillette and Kane (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Crosse.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Photographed by Keith L, June 23, 2008

2. Red Cloud Park Marker

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Photographed by Keith L, June 23, 2008

3. Red Cloud Park

Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 3,251 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 25, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.