Historical Markers and War Memorials in West Salem, Wisconsin
La Crosse is the county seat for La Crosse County
West Salem is in La Crosse County
La Crosse County(60) ► ADJACENT TO LA CROSSE COUNTY Jackson County(26) ► Monroe County(20) ► Trempealeau County(16) ► Vernon County(27) ► Houston County, Minnesota(3) ► Winona County, Minnesota(22) ►
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Gifted author of this region, Hamlin Garland was born at West Salem September 14, 1860, and died March 4, 1940. His ashes rest in the Garland family plot in Neshonoc cemetery, heart of the Coulee Country immortalized in his books, “Trailmakers . . . — — Map (db m8918) HM
Pfc. Stanley R. Christianson was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic action against enemy forces at Hill 132 at Seoul, Korea, September 29, 1950. While he was manning a listening post in the early morning hours the . . . — — Map (db m212330) HM
The nearby limestone grist mill and dam are the remnants of what once was a mid-19th century village located at this site. Vermont millwright and speculator Monroe Palmer purchased fifteen acres of land on the La Crosse River and constructed the dam . . . — — Map (db m23417) HM
