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19 July 2008

• 18:2518:25, 19 July 2008 diff hist +4 EBERHARDT, Auleen No edit summary
• 18:2518:25, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,453 N EBERHARDT, Auleen New page: EBERHARDT, Auleen. (Dubuque, IA, June 25, 1899-Dubuque, IA, Jan. 12, 1995). Beloved senior citizen and recipient of the 1980 FIRST CITIZEN AWARD from the TELEGRAPH HERALD. June 25...
• 18:2218:22, 19 July 2008 diff hist +2,575 N EARTHQUAKES New page: EARTHQUAKES. Gigantic tremors of the Earth's crust capable of inflicting tremendous property damage. While not considered in prime earthquake territory, Dubuque had a minimum of two earthq...
• 18:2018:20, 19 July 2008 diff hist +934 N EARHART, Amelia Mary New page: EARHART, Amelia Mary. (Atchison, KS, July 24, 1897-Central Pacific Ocean, July 2,(?) 1937). Aviatrix. A pioneer of aviation by women, Earhart visited Dubuque twice. On July 12, 1934, her r...
• 18:1918:19, 19 July 2008 diff hist +3,790 N EAGLE POINT PARK New page: EAGLE POINT PARK. Popular north end recreation area overlooking the ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM. The park was a dream of Judge Oliver P. SHIRAS, organizer of a citizen...
• 18:1518:15, 19 July 2008 diff hist +787 N EAGLE POINT LIME WORKS New page: EAGLE POINT LIME WORKS. North-end business of the early 1900s. Started in 1890 by George FENGLER, the limeworks were located below the bluff at EAGLE POINT and had ...
• 18:1418:14, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,971 N EAGLE POINT BRIDGE New page: EAGLE POINT BRIDGE. One of the last privately owned toll bridges across the MISSISSIPPI RIVER. In 1894 Joseph A. RHOMBERG organized the Dubuque and Wisconsin B...
• 18:1118:11, 19 July 2008 diff hist +4 EAGLE (BALD) No edit summary
• 18:1118:11, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,813 N EAGLE POINT New page: EAGLE POINT. Site of popular park. The naming of the hill on which EAGLE POINT PARK is located goes back to 1828-1829. A man discovered an eagle's nest in a tree near the town of Dryde...
• 18:0918:09, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,486 N EAGLE (BALD) New page: EAGLE (BALD) National bird of the United States. An estimated seven hundred to fourteen hundred bald eagles winter along the MISSISSIPPI RIVER between Minneapolis, Minnesota, and St. ...
• 16:4616:46, 19 July 2008 diff hist +884 N DUPACO COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION New page: DUPACO COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION. In 1991 one of only four Iowa credit unions to have assets in excess of $100 million. Chartered to serve Delaware, Dubuque, and Jackson counties in Iowa; Gra...
• 16:3516:35, 19 July 2008 diff hist +4 DUGGAN, Terry No edit summary
• 16:3416:34, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,089 N DUGGAN, Terry New page: DUGGAN, Terry. (Dubuque, IA-- ). MAYOR. Duggan graduated with a BA in Business from LORAS COLLEGE in 1978. HE served as the mayor of Dubuque from 1994 – 2005. He is credited with m...
• 16:2416:24, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,112 N DUBUQUEFEST/VERY SPECIAL ARTS New page: DUBUQUEFEST/VERY SPECIAL ARTS. Annual fall festival complete with ethnic foods, sidewalk shopping, an arts and craft fair and music. The goal of the celebration has been to make art more a...
• 16:1916:19, 19 July 2008 diff hist +2,142 N DUBUQUE WAGON BRIDGE New page: DUBUQUE WAGON BRIDGE. First highway link between Iowa and Illinois. The bridge, built in place of a pontoon bridge, was the concept of Mr. C. L. Strobel, a consulting engineer from Chicago...
• 16:1616:16, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,454 N DUBUQUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AUXILIARY New page: DUBUQUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AUXILIARY. Tireless supportive arm of the DUBUQUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Through a variety of imaginative and highly successful projects, the Auxiliary has rais...
• 16:1416:14, 19 July 2008 diff hist +25 DUBUQUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA No edit summary
• 16:1416:14, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1 DUBUQUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA No edit summary
• 16:1316:13, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,189 N DUBUQUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA New page: DUBUQUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. The oldest symphony in Iowa. The Dubuque Symphony began in 1911 with the formation of a Dubuque orchestra by Edward J. SCHROEDER, a musician who performed with ...
• 16:1116:11, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,183 N DUBUQUE STREET RAILWAY COMPANY New page: DUBUQUE STREET RAILWAY COMPANY. Organized on October 1, 1867, the Company listed among its officers Platt SMITH, Julius K. GRAVES, [[STOUT, Henry L.|...
• 16:0316:03, 19 July 2008 diff hist +67 N DUBUQUE SOFTBALL HALL OF FAME New page: DUBUQUE SOFTBALL HALL OF FAME. See: DUBUQUE FAST PITCH HALL OF FAME
• 16:0216:02, 19 July 2008 diff hist +2,760 N DUBUQUE SOCIALER TURNVEREIN New page: DUBUQUE SOCIALER TURNVEREIN. German social group organized in Dubuque on June 6, 1863. Officers were Charles Schaad, president; J. Zwack, vice-president; and F. Michelsen, secretary. The...
• 15:5815:58, 19 July 2008 diff hist +3,049 N DUBUQUE SHOOTING SOCIETY New page: DUBUQUE SHOOTING SOCIETY. Iowa's oldest existing club. Originally known as the Schuetzen Gesellschaft, the Society was founded in 1856. A one hundred-sixty yard range at 30th and Jackson [...
• 15:5715:57, 19 July 2008 diff hist +2,895 N DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL New page: DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Dubuque High School was opened in 1858 on the third floor of a building on the southwest corner of Central Avenue and 12th Street. The school enrolled one hundr...
• 15:5515:55, 19 July 2008 diff hist +498 N DUBUQUE SAENGERBUND New page: DUBUQUE SAENGERBUND. German musical organization of the 1800s.The Saengerbund was formed through the merger of the Dubuque and Helvetia Maennechors on May 1,1879. The former group had been...
• 15:5415:54, 19 July 2008 diff hist +903 N DUBUQUE RACING ASSOCIATION New page: DUBUQUE RACING ASSOCIATION. Recipient, FIRST CITIZEN AWARD. In 1985 the Dubuque Racing Association began operations as a community organization. The holder of gambling licenses for [[...
• 15:5215:52, 19 July 2008 diff hist +3,157 N DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY New page: DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY. Once one of Dubuque's largest employers. The Dubuque Packing Company began with the merger in June 1891 of the Dubuque Butchers' Association and the Dubuque Packin...
• 15:4615:46, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,258 N DUBUQUE METROPOLITAN SYSTEM OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION New page: DUBUQUE METROPOLITAN SYSTEM OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION. A unit of the ARCHDIOCESE OF DUBUQUE educational community. Member schools provide academic education certified by state, regional an...
• 15:4515:45, 19 July 2008 diff hist +780 N DUBUQUE MATTRESS COMPANY New page: DUBUQUE MATTRESS COMPANY. Pioneer Dubuque manufacturer. Established in 1876, the Dubuque Mattress Company was incorporated in February 1884 by John Kapp and Henry Sauer. Kapp served as the...
• 15:4315:43, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,442 N DUBUQUE LUMBER COMPANY New page: DUBUQUE LUMBER COMPANY. A lumber company that was revived-in name years later. The Dubuque Lumber Company was begun with $50,000 in September 1866. A sawmill, established in 1867, was dest...
• 15:3615:36, 19 July 2008 diff hist +659 N DUBUQUE INTERNAL MEDICINE New page: DUBUQUE INTERNAL MEDICINE. Rapidly growing medical clinic. Dr. Eugene Coffman joined Dr. Paul LAUBE in the late 1950s to form a medical practice that was first located in a...
• 15:2315:23, 19 July 2008 diff hist +2 DUBUQUE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB No edit summary
• 15:2315:23, 19 July 2008 diff hist +28 DUBUQUE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB No edit summary
• 15:1915:19, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,884 N DUBUQUE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB New page: DUBUQUE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB. Considered the first of its kind in Iowa. Articles of incorporation state the date of founding was November 21, 1899, but the inspiration may have come in 18...
• 15:1515:15, 19 July 2008 diff hist +302 N DUBUQUE GIRLS NOVELTY ORCHESTRA New page: DUBUQUE GIRLS NOVELTY ORCHESTRA. Formed in 1923 to perform at local conventions and dances. The orchestra went on to perform at state fairs and WGN radio where they were featured as the on...
• 15:1415:14, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1 DUBUQUE GIRLS' CLUB No edit summary
• 15:1415:14, 19 July 2008 diff hist +40 DUBUQUE GIRLS' CLUB No edit summary
• 15:1115:11, 19 July 2008 diff hist +4,130 N DUBUQUE GIRLS' CLUB New page: DUBUQUE GIRLS' CLUB. Private, non-profit organization promoting the educational, physical, recreational, social, and character development of school-age girls. The Club receives funding th...
• 14:5914:59, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,577 N DUBUQUE CUSTOM HOUSE AND POST OFFICE New page: DUBUQUE CUSTOM HOUSE AND POST OFFICE. One of the first post offices west of the MISSISSIPPI RIVER. Through the tireless efforts of Senator George W. JONES an act of Congress in 1858 ma...
• 14:5514:55, 19 July 2008 diff hist +926 N DUBUQUE COUNTY FINE ARTS SOCIETY New page: DUBUQUE COUNTY FINE ARTS SOCIETY. Sponsor of DUBUQUEFEST/VERY SPECIAL ARTS. The all-volunteer organization was founded in 1976 to meet community needs not served by other organizations...
• 14:4814:48, 19 July 2008 diff hist +4 DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT No edit summary
• 14:4714:47, 19 July 2008 diff hist +321 DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT No edit summary
• 05:0905:09, 19 July 2008 diff hist +23,116 N DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT New page: DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The law enabling the organization of school districts in Iowa was passed by the First Legislative Assembly that met at Burlington, Iowa, on November 12, ...
• 05:0805:08, 19 July 2008 diff hist +503 N DUBUQUE COMMUNITY CHURCH New page: DUBUQUE COMMUNITY CHURCH. A non-traditional evangelical, Bible-centered and Bible-believing church with emphasis on men being trained to lead their families spiritually. Grace Community Ch...
• 05:0805:08, 19 July 2008 diff hist +63 N DUBUQUE COMMERCIAL CLUB New page: DUBUQUE COMMERCIAL CLUB. See: DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
• 05:0705:07, 19 July 2008 diff hist +52 N DUBUQUE CLUB New page: DUBUQUE CLUB. See: DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
• 05:0605:06, 19 July 2008 diff hist 0 DUBUQUE CITY HALL No edit summary
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