Inscription. The LaCrosse area was settled before the
Civil War. Cotton was the chief crop. John Eli Futch was a cotton buyer who
built a warehouse for cotton, a store to serve the growers, and his home near
the store. This store became the first post office and Mrs. Futch named the town
LaCrosse. The post office was established April 22, 1881, and the town
incorporated December 17, 1897. Before the boll weevil ended the cotton era,
LaCrosse had two cotton gins and grist mills. Naval stores was also a prominent
industry until this activity ended in the 1940s. The town was a shipping point
for potatoes for many years and had a large cooper's shed which built barrels
for shipping the potatoes by rail from a depot here. It is still an important
farming area, producing corn, vegetables, tobacco and livestock.
Erected 1978 by Alachua County Historical Commission in
cooperation with Department of State. (Marker Number
F-287.)
Location. 29° 50.592′ N,
82° 24.296′ W. Marker is in LaCrosse, Florida, in Alachua County. Marker is at
the intersection of State Road 121 and State Road 235, on the right when
traveling north on State Road 121. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Alachua FL
32615, United States of America.
Regarding
LaCrosse, Florida. is a town in Alachua County, Florida, United States,
15 miles from Gainesville, Florida. As of 2004, the population recorded by the
U.S. Census Bureau was 153. |
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