Quarrying the Bluffs of La Crosse

Quarrying the Bluffs of La Crosse (HM2MGL)

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N 43° 48.725', W 91° 12.678'

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bluff. The small building on top of the bluff near the rail is a horse barn.
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Fissure with tramway rail

Courtesy Murphy Library University of Wisconsin La Crosse

Note the structures at the base of bluff, where stone was crushed for macadamizing local roads.


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Exploring the tramway

Courtesy La Crosse Public Library Archives
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HM NumberHM2MGL
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Placed ByCity of La Crosse, Parks, Recreation, & Forestry
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Date Added Thursday, October 31st, 2019 at 5:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 643860 N 4852556
Decimal Degrees43.81208333, -91.21130000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 48.725', W 91° 12.678'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 48' 43.5" N, 91° 12' 40.68" W
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