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.[1][2] He was a brother of Andrew Myrick.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Downtown Mainstreet Inc".
  2. ↑ "Brief History of La Crosse County". Archived from the original on 2007-10-13.
  3. ↑ Benjamin F. Bryant (1907). Memoirs of La Crosse County. Western Historical Association.

Sources

  • "Nathan Myrick Founder of City Is Dead". La Crosse Chronicle. La Crosse, Wisconsin. June 4, 1903. Courtesy of the La Crosse Public Library Archives.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  • "Nathan Myrick". Wisconsin Historical Dictionary. 3 August 2012.
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