George Coleman Poage
Subtitle: an Olympic legacy
By: by Margaret W. Lichter
Contributors: Carlyon, Steven C., Director, Parks and Recreation Department
Publisher: City of La Crosse, Parks, Recreation, & Forestry
Published: 2013
Place of publication: La Crosse, Wis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 36
Subjects: African Americans; Parks; African American athletes
Other titles: A report for the La Crosse Board of Park Commissioners, La Crosse, WI.
Description: The purpose of the George Coleman Poage report was to investigate the history of Poage, and to present evidence supporting the re-naming of Hood Park as George C. Poage Park.
Notes: Cover title.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: George Coleman Poage, La Crosse scholar-athlete and Olympic medalist:; title: Introduction; title: Map of La Crosse c. 1900; title: Biographical timeline; title: Early years in La Crosse, 1884-1899; title: College: University of Wisconsin; title: 1904 World's Fair Olympics; title: Teaching in St. Louis; title: Back to Minnesota; title: Settled in Chicago, 1920-1962; title: History of Hood Park:; title: The origins of Hood Street; title: Adams Street playfield; title: John Nolen's parks plan for La Crosse; title: Later park development; title: Summary: a legacy and commemoration