From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 771. City of La Crosse PETER LEHNEN, proprietor of the centennial summer garden, corner Sixth and Hood streets, is a native of Luxemburg, Germany, born in 1843; son of Nicholas Lehnen, who died in Luxemburg Jan. 5, 1869, in his 70th year. Peter came to America in 1862, and settled in La Crosse Dec. 27, 1863. He enlisted in the 2d W. V. C., Co. H, and served till the close of the war. After the war, he returned to La Crosse, and was in the saloon business till the spring of 1875; he then rented the old La Crosse summer garden on Sixth street, ran it fifteen months, and then built his present place; he purchased the old garden in April, 1880. He made a trip to Europe in 1869, and again in 1874, remaining three months each time; has a saloon on Second street, between Pearl and Main, and also one in connection with his garden. He was married in La Crosse in 1866, to Miss Mary Negle, and has had eight children - Charles, Eliza, Mary, Katie, Lena, Theresa, Frank and Annie (twins); all living but Charles and Frank. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]