Encyclopedia Dubuque
"Encyclopedia Dubuque is the online authority for all things Dubuque, written by the people who know the city best.”
Marshall Cohen—researcher and producer, CNN
Affiliated with the Local History Network of the State Historical Society of Iowa, and the Iowa Museum Association.
STORES: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
STORES (first). Noble F. Dean opened Dubuque's first store in 1832. Selling such "Yankee notions" as cotton shirts, razors, handkerchiefs, and boots, the store was located along Mineral Street (now West Locust). While far from the present business district of Dubuque, it was near the important Langworthy smelter. | STORES (first). Noble F. Dean opened Dubuque's first store in 1832. Selling such "Yankee notions" as cotton shirts, razors, handkerchiefs, and boots, the store was located along Mineral Street (now West Locust). While far from the present business district of Dubuque, it was near the important Langworthy smelter. (1) | ||
[[Category: | |||
--- | |||
Source: | |||
1. "Pioneers of the City," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', June 21 1903, p. 7 | |||
[[Category: Firsts]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:22, 16 June 2017
STORES (first). Noble F. Dean opened Dubuque's first store in 1832. Selling such "Yankee notions" as cotton shirts, razors, handkerchiefs, and boots, the store was located along Mineral Street (now West Locust). While far from the present business district of Dubuque, it was near the important Langworthy smelter. (1)
---
Source:
1. "Pioneers of the City," Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, June 21 1903, p. 7