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[[File:HARKETTS.png|400px|thumb|left|Harkett's nursery c. 1911 at the same address. Image courtesy: http://www.cityofdubuque.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/2926]]W. A. HARKETT. According to the 1878-79 through 1903 ''Dubuque County Rural Route Directory'' listed this business at the corner of West 5th and Hill. | [[File:HARKETTS.png|400px|thumb|left|Harkett's nursery c. 1911 at the same address. Image courtesy: http://www.cityofdubuque.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/2926]]W. A. HARKETT. This nursery was established in 1872. The greenhouses on Hill were built in 1877. There was a second storefront at 9th and Main at that time. Twenty-three greenhouses totaled 42,000 square feet of glass. | ||
According to the 1878-79 through 1903 ''Dubuque County Rural Route Directory'' listed this business at the corner of West 5th and Hill. | |||
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Harkett's nursery c. 1911 at the same address. Image courtesy: http://www.cityofdubuque.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/2926
W. A. HARKETT. This nursery was established in 1872. The greenhouses on Hill were built in 1877. There was a second storefront at 9th and Main at that time. Twenty-three greenhouses totaled 42,000 square feet of glass.
According to the 1878-79 through 1903 Dubuque County Rural Route Directory listed this business at the corner of West 5th and Hill.
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