LACROSSE
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NAME: Lacrosse COUNTY: Alachua ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Hot in summer and can get cold in winter BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime |
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My greatx 3 grandfather had a plantation there back in the early to mid 1800's. His old general store is in ruins and the plantation is still there. I will update this too. I have a lot of info i have get it to submit REMAINS: Several things |
The earliest settler in the La Crosse area was John A. Cellon, who came here from Lacrosse Wisconsin around 1830. Richard Parker of Georgia came to the area in 1845. Henry Clay Parker, Richard's son, became the leading businessman and landowner in the 1880's. Cotton buyer and store owner John Futch became the first postmaster in 1881. The town was incorporated in 1897. Lacrosse started as a cotton farming community, and by the turn of the century the town had several stores, two cotton gins, and a hotel. Like many cotton towns in the area, the boll weevil devestated the crops and drove the residents away. Much later, Lacrosse became a vegetable and potato farming community and now maintains a small population. Jim Pike |
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