Barbed Wire Capital of the World   Founded: 1876 Population: 1427 (1990) Elevation: 2060 feet School District: USD 395  ZIP code: 67548 Area Code: 785 Latitude: 38° 31' 53" N Longitude: 99° 18' 30" W

La Crosse, located at the intersection of highways K-4 and US-183, 26 miles south of I-70, is the county seat of Rush [RH] County.
 
Grass Park on the south side of town has the three museums as well as a marker honoring educator Howard R. Barnard.  The City Park on the east side of Main Street has beautiful shelters and small buildings made from "post rock" limestone.

Special Events

• The Rush County Fair is held in La Crosse in August.
• Every May, La Crosse hosts the Barbed Wire Swap Meet. The headquarters of the Kansas Barbed Wire Collectors Association is at the Barbed Wire Museum.

Schools

USD 395 La Crosse
(785) 222-2505
616 Main / Box 778
La Crosse, KS 67548-0878
Home of the Leopards
 

Libraries

• Barnard Library   (785) 222-2826
  521 Elm Street, La Crosse, KS 67548

Health Care

• Rush County Memorial Hospital   (785) 222-2545
  700 West Eighth, La Crosse, KS 67548

Government

• City of La Crosse   (785) 222-2511
  1119 Main, La Crosse, KS 67548

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