RHOMBERG MILL

Thompson Mill was located north of Dubuque just south of Sageville. The mill with power supplied by the Little Maquoketa River could process 125 bushels of grain daily. The mill was purchased in 1890 by Joseph A. RHOMBERG along with 600 acres of land he hoped to make into a resort. (1) (Photo in 1888)

Loemker, Herman J., 1868-1937, “[Old mill (Thompson's) near Sageville, Iowa],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed December 29, 2015, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/297.

RHOMBERG MILL. In 1852 Harvey Thompson constructed a six-story flour mill along the Little Maquoketa River north of Dubuque near Sageville.

His widow sold Thompson's Mill and the surrounding land to Joseph A. RHOMBERG in November 1890. (1) Known for many years as the Morris Flour Mill, the building was located along the Sageville Road. It was destroyed by fire on January 8, 1943. (2)

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Source:

1. Meyer, Jeff. "Sageville Saga," Telegraph Herald, May 10, 2016, p. 8

2. "Dubuque Landmark Destroyed by Fire," Telegraph Herald, January 10, 1943, p. 5, Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5mBFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LLwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3264,6624831&dq=fires+dubuque&hl=en