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20 July 2008

• 22:0222:02, 20 July 2008 diff hist +624 N GAY MARCHES New page: GAY MARCHES. The first gay march was held in Dubuque on September 19, 1987. Hecklers who shouted obscenities and threw eggs and rocks met an estimated thirty marchers. Organizers of the ma...
• 22:0122:01, 20 July 2008 diff hist +322 N GAVIN, Tom New page: GAVIN, Tom. (Dubuque, IA- ). Regional director for Special Olympics International. In 1991 Gavin directed the sixth annual IOWA SPECIAL OLYMPICS WINTER GAMES, a program he started in D...
• 22:0122:01, 20 July 2008 diff hist +724 N GASOHOL New page: GASOHOL. A fuel mixture of 90 percent gasoline and 10 percent corn alcohol. First sold in the 1930s and 194Os, gasohol was not given the opportunity to prove its potential when gasoline wa...
• 21:5921:59, 20 July 2008 diff hist +1,350 N GAS LAMPS New page: GAS LAMPS. On April 12, 1855, citizens of Dubuque witnessed the erection of the first city gas lamps. One of the first stood in front of the Globe Building on the corner of Main and Fifth ...
• 21:5821:58, 20 July 2008 diff hist +734 N GANNON, Timothy J. (Msgr.) New page: GANNON, Timothy J. (Msgr.) (Grand Junction, IA, Apr. 2, 1904-Dubuque, IA, Jan. 26, 1991). Established the department of psychology at LORAS COLLEGE. Gannon was instrumental in the foun...
• 21:5721:57, 20 July 2008 diff hist +605 N GALLOGLY, William New page: GALLOGLY, William. (Burley, ID-Dubuque, IA, Jan. 6, 1977). Businessman. Gallogly, the principal partner in the firm of Spensley, Gallogly, and Brown Insurance Agency, came to Dubuque in 19...
• 21:5621:56, 20 July 2008 diff hist +783 N GALLATIN, Albert New page: GALLATIN, Albert. (Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. 29, 1761-Astoria, Long Island, NY, Aug. 12,1849). Secretary of the Treasury. Gallatin became one of the earliest and harshest critics of the id...
• 21:5321:53, 20 July 2008 diff hist +4 GALENA No edit summary
• 21:5321:53, 20 July 2008 diff hist +554 N GALENA New page: GALENA. Once valuable ore that attracted Julien DUBUQUE to this region. The official mineral of Missouri and Wisconsin, galena is a compound of LEAD with the chemic...
• 21:3721:37, 20 July 2008 diff hist 0 BRIGGS, Ansel No edit summary
• 21:3621:36, 20 July 2008 diff hist +1 BRODERICK, James Lonsdale No edit summary
• 21:3521:35, 20 July 2008 diff hist +17 BRODERICK, James Lonsdale No edit summary
• 21:3121:31, 20 July 2008 diff hist −9 BUDDE, Linda No edit summary
• 21:3021:30, 20 July 2008 diff hist +77 BUDDE, Linda No edit summary
• 21:2721:27, 20 July 2008 diff hist +4 BURT, James No edit summary
• 21:1921:19, 20 July 2008 diff hist −8 BREWERIES No edit summary
• 21:1821:18, 20 July 2008 diff hist +165 BREWERIES No edit summary
• 21:0221:02, 20 July 2008 diff hist +525 N BIRD, Willis E. New page: BIRD, Willis E. (Veta Grand, IL-Dubuque, IA, Jan. 8,1946). Co-founder, Bird Chevrolet. Bird came to Dubuque in 1928 when he became associated with the local Chevrolet dealership. In 1937 B...
• 20:5720:57, 20 July 2008 diff hist +861 N FUR TRADE New page: FUR TRADE. One of the primary reasons for French exploration of the Mississippi Valley. By the late 1700s, the value of the fur trade on the Upper MISSISSIPPI RIVER was estimated by a ...
• 20:5620:56, 20 July 2008 diff hist +1,175 N FULTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL New page: FULTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Originally known as the Couler Avenue School. The building was renamed on December 23, 1889, following the desire of the board of education to name each building ...
• 20:4920:49, 20 July 2008 diff hist +673 N FUERSTE, William New page: FUERSTE, William. (Duluth, MN, Jan. 25, 1923- ). Attorney. An eloquent lawyer known for quoting Oliver Wendell Holmes and William Shakespeare in court, Fuerste's legal specialty has been c...
• 20:4720:47, 20 July 2008 diff hist +582 N FRUDDEN LUMBER COMPANY New page: FRUDDEN LUMBER COMPANY. Local lumber company incorporated in 1888 and capitalized at $35,000. With annual sales of approximately $300,000, the Frudden Company was located at the foot of Se...
• 20:4420:44, 20 July 2008 diff hist +310 N FROST, Frank New page: FROST, Frank. (Des Moines, IA- ).Dubuque City Assessor, 1991. Frost served as president of the Iowa State Assessors' Association from 1986 to 1987. Prior to coming to Dubuque in 1981, Fros...
• 20:3420:34, 20 July 2008 diff hist +1 FROMMELT, Leo No edit summary
• 20:3320:33, 20 July 2008 diff hist +1,469 N FROMMELT, Leo New page: FROMMELT, Leo. (Dubuque, IA- ). City Clerk. On December 3, 1979, While attending SAINT Mary's High School, Frommelt worked in the mailroom and as a newspaper carrier for the ''Dubuque Tim...
• 20:3020:30, 20 July 2008 diff hist +491 N FROMMELT, Andrew New page: FROMMELT, Andrew. (Dubuque, IA, Oct. 21, 1921- ). Iowa legislator. A three-term president of the Dubuque Trades and Labor Congress, Frommelt was elected to the 55th, 56th and 57th General ...
• 20:2820:28, 20 July 2008 diff hist +2 FRISCO, Joe No edit summary
• 20:2720:27, 20 July 2008 diff hist +1,060 N FRISCO, Joe New page: FRISCO, Joe. (Rock Island, IL, 1890-Hollywood, CA, Feb. 12, 1958). Actor. Frisco, actually a Dubuque resident named Louis Joseph, developed celebrity status in Broadway vaudeville and late...
• 20:2620:26, 20 July 2008 diff hist +250 N FRILOUX, Edgar III New page: FRILOUX, Edgar III. (Chicago, IL- ). Student. In 1971 Friloux, a student at the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE majoring in social-work, became the first AFRICAN AMERICAN to seek public offi...
• 20:2520:25, 20 July 2008 diff hist +614 N FRIEDMAN, Clarence (Reverend) New page: FRIEDMAN, Clarence (Reverend) (Luxemburg, IA-Dubuque, IA, May 2, 1986). Dean, LORAS COLLEGE. Reverend Friedman, academic dean at Loras College from 1958 to 1965, began his first assig...
• 20:2420:24, 20 July 2008 diff hist +691 N FRIEDL, Francis (Msgr.) New page: FRIEDL, Francis (Msgr.) (Waterloo, IA- ). President, LORAS COLLEGE. Friedl accepted the presidency of Loras in 1971. As its twentieth president, he witnessed the start of the college ...
• 20:2320:23, 20 July 2008 diff hist 0 FREUND, George No edit summary
• 20:2120:21, 20 July 2008 diff hist +2,617 N FREUND, George New page: FREUND, George. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 27, 1920-) FIRST CITIZEN AWARD recipient from the TELEGRAPH HERALD for 1989. Freund, one of the original staff members of KDTH, served as preside...
• 20:1520:15, 20 July 2008 diff hist +1,066 N FRED W. WOODWARD RIVERBOAT MUSEUM New page: FRED W. WOODWARD RIVERBOAT MUSEUM. One of the three museums maintained by the DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Development of the museum began in 1978 when [[KEHL, Robert|Robert KEHL...
• 20:1120:11, 20 July 2008 diff hist +2,318 N FRANKLIN SCHOOL New page: FRANKLIN SCHOOL. Originally known as the First Ward School. The building was renamed on December 23, 1889, because of the desire of the board of education to name every building after a fa...
• 20:1020:10, 20 July 2008 diff hist +22 FRANKLIN, William Edward No edit summary
• 20:0920:09, 20 July 2008 diff hist +623 N FRANKLIN, William Edward New page: FRANKLIN, William Edward. (Most Rev.). (Parnell, IA, May 3, 1930- ). Sixth auxiliary bishop of Dubuque. Franklin, a graduate of LORAS COLLEGE, did post-graduate work at [[MOUNT SAINT B...
• 20:0820:08, 20 July 2008 diff hist +380 N FOX, Robert C New page: FOX, Robert C. (Junction City, KS, Sept. 17,1918--Blaine, MN, Nov. 20, 1990). Retired claims representative, Social Security Administration. Fox, instrumental in founding the Tri-State Ger...
• 20:0520:05, 20 July 2008 diff hist +3,171 N FOURTH STREET ELEVATOR New page: FOURTH STREET ELEVATOR (also known as the Fenelon Place Elevator. Steepest and shortest railway in the United States and possibly the world. The elevator has a length of 296 feet to carry ...
• 20:0020:00, 20 July 2008 diff hist +68 BURCH, George Benjamin No edit summary
• 19:4919:49, 20 July 2008 diff hist +367 N BURNS, John F. New page: BURNS, John F. (Dubuque, IA, July 16, 1858-Unknown). Grocer. Burns has been considered the pioneer of the "fancy grocery" business in Dubuque. A bachelor who lived with his sister, Burns e...
• 19:4319:43, 20 July 2008 diff hist +2,683 N FOUR MOUNDS New page: FOUR MOUNDS. Fifty-four acre bluff-top property east of Peru Road and north of EAGLE POINT PARK along the MISSISSIPPI RIVER. Settled by Elizabeth and [[BURDEN, George A.|George A. ...
• 19:3719:37, 20 July 2008 diff hist +2,183 N FORT DUBUQUE New page: FORT DUBUQUE. Scene of one of the largest mock battles ever staged in the United States. In 1884 fifty railroad cars were used to transport troops, artillery, and horses to Dubuque for wha...
• 19:3519:35, 20 July 2008 diff hist +311 N FORD, Ronald New page: FORD, Ronald. (Chicago Heights, IL, Sept. 4, 1938--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 4, 1988). Dog expert. Ford, a former president of the Dubuque Kennel Club, also served as chairman of the Iowa Dog Bree...
• 19:3519:35, 20 July 2008 diff hist +1,134 N FOLEY, Dorance (Monsignor) New page: FOLEY, Dorance (Monsignor) (Ryan, IA, Apr.6, 1900-Dubuque, IA, Oct. 12, 1988). Former president, [LORAS COLLEGE]]. Foley served as president of Loras College from 1956 until 1966 when he ...
• 19:3219:32, 20 July 2008 diff hist +811 N FLY-BY-NIGHT THEATRICS New page: FLY-BY-NIGHT THEATRICS. Non-profit theater company founded in 1982 and debuted in 1983 by Doug Donald and Lenore Howard. With the goal of establishing a professional theater group capable ...
• 19:2219:22, 20 July 2008 diff hist +610 N FLORA PARK New page: FLORA PARK. Westside park created through the generous donation of $21,760 by Harry WAHLERT. Given to the city in April 1954, the money was for the purchase of twenty-se...
• 19:2119:21, 20 July 2008 diff hist +710 N FLORAL PAGEANT New page: FLORAL PAGEANT. Grand parade during the Iowa Prosperity Celebration. The Floral Pageant, part of Dubuque Day, occurred on October 4, 1916. Beginning at 2:00 p.m., the parade featured ten f...
• 19:2019:20, 20 July 2008 diff hist +1,073 N FLOODWALL MONUMENT New page: FLOODWALL MONUMENT. Commemorative sculpture created by Sharon Dull. Constructed of huge slabs of limestone standing eleven to twelve feet in height, the sculpture was erected by the Willia...
• 19:1819:18, 20 July 2008 diff hist +947 N FLOODS (Record) New page: FLOODS (Record) The highest flood to wreak havoc on Dubuque occurred on April 26, 1965, when the river crested at 26.8 feet. Depths of water reached seven feet on some streets. Schools clo...