Nathan Myrick
Nathan Myrick (July 7, 1822 in Westport, New York – June 4, 1903 in St. Paul, Minnesota) was a fur trader who 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. He was a brother of Andrew Myrick. References

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Articles about Nathan Myrick, Wisconsin State Historical Society
The Lumbering Industry of La Crosse, Wisconsin 1841–1905, Selma Sather Casberg, University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1953
Nathan Myrick, 1822 - 1903

1822 births
1903 deaths
People from Westport, New York
People from La Crosse, Wisconsin
People from Saint Paul, Minnesota
American city founders