Encyclopedia Dubuque
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DUBUQUE, KANSAS
DUBUQUE, KANSAS. Located in central Kansas, the community of Dubuque was settled by Polish settlers from Wisconsin Illinois and Indiana. They were followed by Luxemburgers from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Dubuque. Each nationality wanted to take advantage of homestead laws that promised them 1960 acres of land if ten acres were planted in trees. By 1874 when German and Russian immigrants came to the area, the Turkey Red Wheat they brought with them proved better for seed than the soft wheat of the Mississippi Valley.
The best days of the community came during the 1920s. With the development of farm machinery, farmers sold out to larger companies and moved away.
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"Yes, Virginia, There is Another Dubuque," Telegraph Herald, undated article. Courtesy: Diane Harris