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RAFT OF LUMBER (FIRST)
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RAFT OF LUMBER (FIRST). Owned by James H. and Ezekiel Lockwood, the first raft of lumber reached Dubuque from Chippewa River, Wisconsin in the fall of 1832.
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Source:
Dubuque Folklore. American Trust and Savings Bank. 1976