The Coulee Region

The Coulee Region (HMMB2)

Location: La Crosse, WI 54601 La Crosse County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 47.442', W 91° 6.957'

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Coulee is a term derived from the French verb "couler," meaning to flow. The area before you and in the entire coulee region of west central Wisconsin has been dissected by water erosion into a series of narrow ridges separated by steep-sided valleys called coulees. Fertile soils are farmed on the bottom and sides of coulees. The narrow ridges, often protected with woodlands, are capped by erosion resistant dolomite bedrock which commonly overlies sandstone. During formation of the coulees, erosion cut through the dolomite and removed the underlying weaker sandstone thereby creating the valleys. To the north and south of this marker you can view several coulees and intervening ridges and note that State Highway 33 is situated on one of the dolomite-capped ridges. The Wisconsin novelist, Hamlin Garland, was a native of this area and wrote about pioneer life in the coulee region.

Erected 1975
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HM NumberHMMB2
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number209
Year Placed1975
Placed ByThe Wisconsin Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 6:31pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 651583 N 4850351
Decimal Degrees43.79070000, -91.11595000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 47.442', W 91° 6.957'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 47' 26.52" N, 91° 6' 57.42" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 804-898 Strittmater Rd, La Crosse WI 54601, US
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