Abstract	Onalaska is a city in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. Onalaska is built on a slightly elevated ridge above the Black River. Natural areas include both river bottom land and high, heavily wooded, scenic bluffs. A man-made reservoir at the city's western edge is known as Lake Onalaska. Onalaska is known as "The Sunfish Capital of the World." The original village (now city) was platted by Thomas G. Rowe (New York) and John C. Laird (Pennsylvania) in 1851. In its early days, lumbering and related industries served as a basis for its economy. The name for the city comes from the poem, "The Pleasures of Hope", by the Scottish poet Thomas Campbell. The original spelling of the name in Campbell's poem was "Oonalaska" (an Aleutian island and fishing village).
Author	Dolbier, John
Owner	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Type of resource	text
Genre	book
Genre authority	marcgt
Publisher name	John and Joan Dolbier
Place of publication	Onalaska, Wisconsin
Date published	1985
Date captured	2015-02-02
Language	eng
Width	4.44
Height	5.9966664
Subject topic	Onalaska (Wis.) -- History Authority: LCSH
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Collection	Publications Related to La Crosse / Area Related Papers
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Stock number	F589.O6 D6 1985