Nathan Myrick
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Nathan Myrick founded La Crosse, Wisconsin
in 1841. Myrick was in the fur trade
in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
before traveling north to establish a fur trading post in what is now La Crosse. In 1849, he moved to St. Paul, Minnesota to establish more fur trading posts.
La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse is a city in and the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The city lies alongside the Mississippi River.The 2011 Census Bureau estimates the city had a population of 52,485...
in 1841. Myrick was in the fur trade
Fur trade
The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur. Since the establishment of world market for in the early modern period furs of boreal, polar and cold temperate mammalian animals have been the most valued...
in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
Prairie du Chien is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,911 at the 2010 census. Its Zip Code is 53821....
before traveling north to establish a fur trading post in what is now La Crosse. In 1849, he moved to St. Paul, Minnesota to establish more fur trading posts.
Sources
- La Crosse Chronicle, (La Crosse, Wisconsin), Nathan Myrick Founder of City Is Dead, June 4, 1903. Courtesy of the La Crosse, Wisconsin Public Library Archives.
- Myrick Nathan, Wisconsin Historical Dictionary