La Crosse Public Library and University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Murphy
Library have made a cooperative effort to digitize materials relating to
La Crosse’s urban wetland, a popular and important topic in the community.
Bridges and Railroad Crossings

The Myrick Park pumping station as it was under construction about 1912. Visible in the background are the tracks of the Green Bay & Western Railroad and the south area of the marsh. In this photograph, the land was used for agricultural purposes with drainage ditch control./ La Crosse Public Library Archives