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19 July 2008
- 05:0205:02, 19 July 2008 diff hist +4,958 N DUBUQUE CITY HALL New page: DUBUQUE CITY HALL. Center of municipal government for the City of Dubuque. Dubuque's first governmental home was a small two-story brick building on the corner of Fifth and Locust [[STREET...
- 04:5904:59, 19 July 2008 diff hist +53 N DUBUQUE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY New page: DUBUQUE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY. See: DUBUQUE BIBLE CHURCH.
- 04:5804:58, 19 July 2008 diff hist +561 N DUBUQUE CASKET COMPANY New page: DUBUQUE CASKET COMPANY. Former industry leader. Founded in 1892 by Frank A. Beiler, Dubuque Casket once ranked 21st in sales volume among 472 similar organizations in the United States. Th...
- 04:5704:57, 19 July 2008 diff hist +451 N DUBUQUE CASINO BELLE New page: DUBUQUE CASINO BELLE. The first American flagged vessel in the United States licensed for casino gambling. The three thousand-passenger side-wheeler was built longer than a football field ...
- 04:5604:56, 19 July 2008 diff hist +687 N DUBUQUE CABINET MAKERS' ASSOCIATION New page: DUBUQUE CABINET MAKERS' ASSOCIATION. One of Dubuque's earliest and most profitable corporations. Chartered on June 15, 1867, the Association was involved in the manufacture and purchase of...
- 04:5504:55, 19 July 2008 diff hist +480 N DUBUQUE BUSINESS HALL OF FAME New page: DUBUQUE BUSINESS HALL OF FAME. Award presented to outstanding past and present contributors to Dubuque business. In addition to the recognition of local business leadership, a national bus...
- 04:5404:54, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,081 N DUBUQUE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB New page: DUBUQUE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB. Founded on January 13, 1921, as a division of the DUBUQUE FEDERATED WOMEN'S CLUB. On March 3, 1921, "Commonweal" was chosen as the organ...
- 04:5304:53, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,909 N DUBUQUE BUILDING New page: DUBUQUE BUILDING. Once the largest department store in Iowa. The completion of the building in July 1931 marked the end of one of Dubuque's most unique construction projects. The northern ...
- 04:5104:51, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,773 N DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY New page: DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY. Once the Midwest's premier beer-brewing facility. Increased demand for beer prompted four local BREWERIES to consolidate in 1892. Joining together to f...
- 04:4704:47, 19 July 2008 diff hist +308 N DUBUQUE BOWLING LEAGUE New page: DUBUQUE BOWLING LEAGUE. Eight clubs belonged to the Dubuque Bowling League when it was organized in September 1915. The season began on October 4 at the B. M. Fitzgerald alleys. President ...
- 04:4604:46, 19 July 2008 diff hist +155 N DUBUQUE BOWLING ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME New page: DUBUQUE BOWLING ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME. Charter members of the Hall of Fame were John Armstrong, Martin Unmacht, Hank Rieder, Al Murphy, and Harry Walsh.
- 04:4504:45, 19 July 2008 diff hist +410 N DUBUQUE BLUES New page: DUBUQUE BLUES The only musical tribute written for Dubuque by a nationally recognized musical group. In 1967, before becoming one of the 1960s most popular bands, “The Association” per...
- 04:4404:44, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,267 N DUBUQUE BIBLE CHURCH New page: DUBUQUE BIBLE CHURCH. In response to the call of Evangelist John R. Rice in 1940, Dubuque residents desiring an independent church with a strong evangelistic background formed Temple Bapti...
- 04:4004:40, 19 July 2008 diff hist +215 N DUBUQUE BAND ACADEMY CADETS New page: DUBUQUE BAND ACADEMY CADETS. Local musical group that won first place at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair under the direction of Sam Dovi. A number of the uniforms worn by the group were pres...
- 04:3904:39, 19 July 2008 diff hist +168 N DUBUQUE AVIATION SCHOOL New page: DUBUQUE AVIATION SCHOOL. Pioneering aviation effort in Dubuque. The school was formed in the early 1900s by John A. LOETSCHER and Samuel Simmert.
- 04:3704:37, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1 DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB No edit summary
- 04:3404:34, 19 July 2008 diff hist +971 N DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB New page: DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB. Pioneering group of automobile enthusiasts. Formed in June 1910, the Club promoted automobile use for "athletic and social purposes." Counted among the charter mem...
- 04:2804:28, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1 DUBUQUE ARTS COUNCIL No edit summary
- 04:2704:27, 19 July 2008 diff hist +290 N DUBUQUE ASSEMBLY OF GOD New page: DUBUQUE ASSEMBLY OF GOD. Located in 1990 at 3939 Pennsylvania Avenue. Dedicated October 21, 1984, the church was built at a cost of $300,000 for the one hundred-member congregation. The me...
- 04:2604:26, 19 July 2008 diff hist +711 N DUBUQUE ARTS COUNCIL New page: DUBUQUE ARTS COUNCIL. Formed in 1967 as the tenth such unit in Iowa, the Council was organized with assistance from the Iowa Arts Council, proposed by former Iowa Governor Harold Hughes. ...
- 04:2504:25, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,006 N DUBUQUE ARTS ALLIANCE New page: DUBUQUE ARTS ALLIANCE. Founded in January 1990, as a combination of nine tax-exempt arts organizations. Charter members included the BARN COMMUNITY THEATER, [[DUBUQUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTR...
- 04:2204:22, 19 July 2008 diff hist +936 N DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION New page: DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION. Oldest cultural group in Dubuque. The first mention of the Association appeared in the ''Dubuque Daily Times'' on June 18, 1874, when news of the Association's fir...
- 04:2004:20, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,850 N DUBUQUE AREA LABOR-MANAGEMENT COUNCIL New page: DUBUQUE AREA LABOR-MANAGEMENT COUNCIL. Pioneering effort in bettering labor management relations. Founded in 1988 with eight members, the Council was organized to dispel the negative image...
- 04:1804:18, 19 July 2008 diff hist +2,067 N DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE New page: DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Organization whose goals are the promotion of the Dubuque area for a broad range of commercial and industrial activities and promotion of the quality of l...
- 04:1404:14, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,783 N DUBUQUE AND DUNLEITH FERRY New page: DUBUQUE AND DUNLEITH FERRY. The first ferry across the MISSISSIPPI RIVER between Dunleith, Illinois, and Dubuque, Iowa, was a primitive craft established by General [[JONES, George W.|...
- 04:0604:06, 19 July 2008 diff hist −4 DUBUQUE, Julien No edit summary
- 04:0504:05, 19 July 2008 diff hist +5,061 N DUBUQUE, Julien New page: DUBUQUE, Julien. (Trois Rivieres, Canada, Jan. 10, 1762-western shore of the MISSISSIPPI RIVER, Mar. 24, 1810). Miner, fur trader, farmer. Dubuque, for whom the city is named, traveled tow...
- 03:5803:58, 19 July 2008 diff hist +30 DUBUQUE (steamboats) No edit summary
- 03:5603:56, 19 July 2008 diff hist +4,015 N DUBUQUE (steamboats) New page: DUBUQUE (steamboats) The name "Dubuque" was used on four steamboats in the history of MISSISSIPPI RIVER commerce. Using the names of river cities for the names of steamboats was based ...
- 03:5303:53, 19 July 2008 diff hist +706 N DUBUQUE (spelling) New page: DUBUQUE (spelling) Several spellings of "Dubuque" have occurred. Julien DUBUQUE wrote his name as we know it today, "Dubuque." In the published records of the commissi...
- 03:5203:52, 19 July 2008 diff hist +18 N DRYBONE New page: DRYBONE. See: ZINC
- 03:5103:51, 19 July 2008 diff hist +783 N DRIVE-INS New page: DRIVE-INS. Popular site of MOTION PICTURE entertainment. Dubuque entered the drive-in business later than many communities. The Dubuque Drive-In opened in 1950. Dubuque's second drive ...
- 03:4703:47, 19 July 2008 diff hist +252 N DOWNTOWN CATHOLIC New page: DOWNTOWN CATHOLIC. Formed in 1982 as a consolidation of St. Patrick's and St. Mary's parish schools. Enrollment in 1991 was 280. Kindergarten through third grade were housed in St. Mary's....
- 03:4603:46, 19 July 2008 diff hist +36 N DOWLER'S HUMBUG New page: DOWLER'S HUMBUG. See: BOAT BUILDING.
- 03:4603:46, 19 July 2008 diff hist +666 N DOWD, Vince New page: DOWD, Vince. (Seattle, WA-Dubuque, IA, Apr. 23, 1965). Basketball coaching legend at LORAS COLLEGE. Dowd joined the coaching staff at Loras College in 1941 and in his first season led ...
- 03:3903:39, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,155 N DOMINICAN FATHERS New page: DOMINICAN FATHERS. Order from the Province of St. Albert, River Forest, Illinois. Candidates for the Order began coming to LORAS COLLEGE in the mid-1940s to complete two years of a lib...
- 03:3803:38, 19 July 2008 diff hist +25 N DOCTOR New page: DOCTOR. See: BOATBUILDING
- 03:3603:36, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,082 N DI TELLA, Ferdinand New page: DI TELLA, Ferdinand. (New York, NY, Dec. 25, 1902-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 19, 1948). Music supervisor. Di Tell graduated from the Juilliard School of Music in New York, Chicago Musical College, ...
- 03:3303:33, 19 July 2008 diff hist +724 N DILLON, Lyman New page: DILLON, Lyman. (NY, June 12, 1800--Dec. 8, 1857). Settler. Dillon, a Cascade area farmer and sawmill operator, was hired in 1839 to establish a trail between Dubuque and Iowa City. The rou...
- 03:3103:31, 19 July 2008 diff hist +388 N DIETRICH, John New page: DIETRICH, John. (Prussia, May 27, 1827-May 10, 1921). Brick manufacturer. Dietrich, arriving in Dubuque in 1855, was a plasterer and manufacturer of lime for nineteen years. In 1874 he b...
- 02:2902:29, 19 July 2008 diff hist +937 N DIAMOND JO LINE New page: DIAMOND JO LINE. In December 1977, the former Diamond Jo Boat Store and Office, now property of Inland Molasses Company at Jones and Terminal STREETS, was added to the [[NATIONAL REGIS...
- 02:2602:26, 19 July 2008 diff hist −4 DEWEBER, Don No edit summary
- 02:2502:25, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,195 N DEWEBER, Don New page: DEWEBER, Don. (Hastings, NB-- ). Curator of the world's most extensive collection of checkers literature written in the English language. Beginning in 1979 with the acquisition of two majo...
- 02:1502:15, 19 July 2008 diff hist +496 N DETERMAN, Thomas New page: DETERMAN, Thomas. (Clinton, IA, Mar. 10, 1948- ). Teacher and administrator. Determan, past president of the DUBUQUE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, was selected the 1987 Teacher of the Year by...
- 02:1302:13, 19 July 2008 diff hist +610 N DEMING, Margaret New page: DEMING, Margaret. (Lennox, IA-Dubuque, IA, Jan. 4, 1972). Girl Scout leader. Deming organized the first Catholic Girl Scout Troop in Dubuque. With her late husband, Dr. Louis Deming, she f...
- 02:1202:12, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,580 N DEMING, Judson Keith New page: DEMING, Judson Keith. (Sheldon, VT, Sept. 18, 1858-Dubuque, IA, Jan. 21, 1953). Banker. Deming founded the Dubuque chapter of the American Red Cross. Using the pseudonym of Jay Cady, devel...
- 02:1002:10, 19 July 2008 diff hist +793 N DEININGER, George New page: DEININGER, George. (Wausau, WI, May 31, 1923- ). Secretary-Treasurer, The Durrant Group, Inc. In 1950 Deininger became the third person to join the architectural firm of Durrant and Berqui...
- 02:0802:08, 19 July 2008 diff hist +564 N DEICH, Don New page: DEICH, Don. (Dubuque, IA- ). Veteran city councilman. Deich, a member of the Dubuque City Council, presided as chairperson of Dubuque Citizens Advisory Commission, chairperson of the Codes...
- 02:0602:06, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,145 N DE FONTAINE, Edward New page: DE FONTAINE, Edward. (Dubuque, IA, 1930-Alexandria, VA, Apr. 23, 2002). Broadcaster. In 1945 while still in high school, De Fontaine started his radio career at KDTH as an announcer and co...
- 02:0402:04, 19 July 2008 diff hist +909 N DAVISON, Jon New page: DAVISON, Jon. (Aledo, IL- ). One of the top twenty basketball coaches at the NCAA Division III level. With over three hundred career victories, Davison, a 1961 graduate of the [[UNIVERSITY...