History · La Crosse

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Before 1890, La Crosse was known as Piney Pond. The La Crosse Hotel and O.H.P. Tanner House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. La Crosse was a stop on the Atlantic and Danville Railway. The Virginia General Assembly chartered the People's Warehouse Company in 1902 in La Crosse. The company was formed for selling tobacco. Today, the Tobacco Heritage Trail runs through the town on the old Atlantic and Danville Railway.

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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in La Crosse

1 place in La Crosse is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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2008first listedLa Crosse Hotel

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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
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Then & now

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