La Crosse's first bowling alley built in 1846 First bowling
alley erected in La Crosse seventy-six years ago Early La Crosse
settlers Myrick and Miller built the city's first bowling alley
in 1846. Although less than fifty people lived in the city at
the time, Indians, raftsmen, and fur traders regularly stopped
on their journeys up and down the river. The article is followed
by additional articles on some La Crosse "firsts." Wisconsin's
Response to 20th-century change| The Rise of Professional Sports
|Creator: ||La Crosse Tribune |Pub Data: ||La Crosse Tribune. 5
March 1922. |Citation: ||"First bowling alley erected in La
Crosse seventy-six years ago." La Crosse Tribune. (5 March
1922); Online facsimile at: Visited on: 5/21/2013