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JUNKERMANN, Karl Frederick "Otto"

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JUNKERMANN, Karl Frederick "Otto." (Germany, Aug. 12, 1825--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 5, 1883). Junkermann came to Dubuque in 1854. In 1855 with Julius W. HAAS, he established JUNKERMANN & HAAS one of the most profitable wholesale drug outlets in the city.

Otto Junkermann farm. Photo courtesy: Mines of Spain Recreational Area

Junkermann is perhaps best remembered for the lands he purchased along the bluffs of the MISSISSIPPI RIVER south of the city and converted to a GENTLEMAN'S FARM. This site eventually became the E. B. LYONS INTERPRETATIVE CENTER.

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Source:

Oldt, Franklin T. History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Western History Company, 1880, p. 818