Brice Prairie

History

Brice Prairie is named after pioneer farmers Alexander and Lucy Brice, who settled there in 1855. Alexander was a United States veteran of the War of 1812.

Geography

Brice Prairie is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River waterway system. It is northwest of the center of the city of Onalaska and north of La Crosse, the county seat. Brice Prairie borders the Mississippi's Lake Onalaska to the southwest and the Black River to the northwest. Halfway Creek empties into Lake Onalaska at the southeastern corner of Brice Prairie. The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, La Crosse District, borders the CDP to the west and north, and in part to the southeast. Historically, the area has been divided into Lower Brice Prairie and Upper Brice Prairie. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

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