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CUSHING, FISCHER & COMPANY

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CUSHING, FISCHER & CO. The Dubuque Herald reported in January 1873 that Cushing, Fischer & Company was harvesting 500 tons of ice daily by employing fifty men and sixteen teams of horses. (1)

In 1876 the company leased the ZOLLICOFFER'S LAKE for ICE HARVESTING. The company maintained an ice house at the site and visitors aboard the ferryboat "Key City" were able to see the loading of ice onto another ship on May 11, 1876. (2)

The 1874-1875 and 1875-1876 Dubuque City Directory stated that this business was located at 332 Iowa.

See: CUSHING AND FISCHER

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Source:

1. "Caught on the Fly," Dubuque Herald, January 11, 1873, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18730111&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

2. "Aquatic," Dubuque Herald, May 11, 1876, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18760511&printsec=frontpage&hl=en