The role a La Crosse family played in Olympian George Poage’s life will be the subject of a performance at the Holmen Area Historical Society’s March meeting. The Lucian and Mary Losey Easton ...

George Poage was the first African American to win a medal in the Olympics. He graduated from La Crosse High School in 1899, attended UW Madison and won Olympic bronze twice in 1904. David Waters ...

The La Crosse Parks and Recreation Department will host a grand opening and dedication ceremony at 11 a.m. today for the new George C. Poage Park. The park at 500 Hood St. will be dedicated to ...

Poage Park is named after George Poage, who went to high school in La Crosse and became the first African American to medal in the modern Olympics. “He graduated in 1899 salutatorian of his class.

This bronze sculpture features Olympic medalist George C. Poage. The La Crosse High School graduate made history crossing the finish line third in the 220- and 440-yard hurdles during the 1904 ...