Oehler Mill, Cave, Dam, and Cemetery

01/05/2026

Historic photos of Oehler's Dam. Maybe circa 1936, when the dam was reconstructed to be 120 feet long, 15 feet high, and could flood 200 acres.

📸 Images from Murphy Library, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

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08/03/2023

Oehler's Mill was featured in the La Crosse Tribune today!

There are many highways across Wisconsin that take you to your destination, but sometimes I like to take the road less traveled.

05/24/2023

Each May, during National Historic Preservation Month, the City of La Crosse’s Heritage Preservation Commission releases its updated list of La Crosse’s 10 most endangered historic properties.

From community members voicing their concern over threatened buildings, to the uncovering of historic signs during building rehabilitation, the National Preservation Month theme of People Saving Places is showing up

05/24/2022

An outing to Oehler's Cave in 1914. Wooden dance pavilion seen in background. Photo from the UW-La Crosse Murphy Library Special Collections/Area Research Center archives. (Neg. 40274).

08/26/2021

The Oehler Mill complex was listed on the National Park Service National Register of Historic Places - NPS in 2013. The full nomination can be viewed online:

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support...

02/20/2021

Elmer, Esther, and Wilford Oehler in front of the frozen mill dam on Mormon Creek, circa 1911. Image from the personal family photo collection of Margaret Oehler Davidson (sister of Elmer Oehler).

11/20/2020

People from the city of La Crosse and beyond used to visit Oehler's Mill to enjoy nature, picnic, and escape the summer heat in the creek and cave, as seen in this circa 1900 stereoview image from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Murphy Library Special Collections/Area Research Center archives.

04/10/2020

Here is a beautiful photo of Oehler's/Mormon Creek as seen from above. This circa 1896 image is from the Pamperin family photo album at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Murphy Library Special Collections/Area Research Center archives.

05/03/2019

Website about Oehler's Mill near La Crosse, WI.

Oehler Mill located in La Crosse WI built in 1862. Located on Hwy. MM. Oehler's Mill was an active mill from the 1850s until 1918.