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- 04:39, 27 December 2023 Randylyon talk contribs created page CITY NICKNAMES (Created page with "CITY NICKNAMES. Of the many nicknames Dubuque has had, the only one to survive is "The Key City." The origin of that nickname was credited to an 1854 issue of the ''Miners' Express''. It was not until 1889 that the nickname became popular. The title "Dubuque, The Key City" was used in a fifty-page advertisement to boast of the city's advantages over other Iowa communities. The basis of the name was said to reflect Dubuque's geographic location halfway between Milwaukee...")