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23 July 2008

• 16:2116:21, 23 July 2008 diff hist +376 N LEWIS, R. W. New page: LEWIS, R. W. (MA-Dubuque, IA, 1869). Physician. Lewis was one of only three doctors serving Dubuque in 1846. Moving west to Galena in 1828, Lewis fought in the BLACK HAWK WAR and then ...
• 16:2016:20, 23 July 2008 diff hist +673 N LEWIS, Meriwether New page: LEWIS, Meriwether. (Albemarle County, VA, Aug. 18, 1774-Nashville, TN, Oct. 11, 1809). Explorer and public official. Lewis, of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, served as governor of the Upp...
• 16:1916:19, 23 July 2008 diff hist +902 N LEWIS, Henry New page: LEWIS, Henry. (England, 1819-Dusseldorf, Germany, 1904). Landscape painter and illustrator. The illustrations and descriptions of the MISSISSIPPI RIVER Valley made by Lewis are conside...
• 16:1716:17, 23 July 2008 diff hist +964 N LEVI, Alexander New page: LEVI, Alexander. (France, Mar. 13, 1809--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 31, 1893). Businessman. In 1837 Levi became the first immigrant to be naturalized in the State of Iowa while it was still part of...
• 16:1616:16, 23 July 2008 diff hist 0 LEVEL CREVICE MINE No edit summary
• 16:1616:16, 23 July 2008 diff hist +663 N LEVEL CREVICE MINE New page: LEVEL CREVICE MINE. One of many mines running under Dubuque. The Level Crevice stretches about three miles from beneath North Grandview Avenue westward, under a portion of the property on ...
• 16:1516:15, 23 July 2008 diff hist +518 N LESURE LUMBER COMPANY New page: LESURE LUMBER COMPANY. Organized in 1889 as the Charley Clark Mill. Sometimes known as the Lesure Mill, the company maintained lumberyards containing seven million feet of lumber and a phy...
• 16:1416:14, 23 July 2008 diff hist +578 N LEOPOLD, Donovan O. ("Don") New page: LEOPOLD, Donovan O. ("Don") (Lincoln, NB, 1926-Sun City, AZ, Jan. IS, 1987). Executive Director, N.E. Iowa Council of the BOY SCOUTS of America (1950-1959). One of the region's most decor...
• 16:1016:10, 23 July 2008 diff hist +197 N LENIHAN, Mathias Clement New page: LENIHAN, Mathias Clement. (Dubuque, IA, Oct. 6, 1854-Dubuque, IA, August, 1943). Priest. Father Lenihan was the first native-born Iowan ordained a priest. The ceremony was conducted by Pop...
• 16:0716:07, 23 July 2008 diff hist +313 N LEMAN, Adolph Warburg New page: LEMAN, Adolph Warburg. (Gothenburg, Sweden, Aug. 29, 1870-Unknown). Mechano-therapist. Leman moved to Dubuque in 1908 and introduced the community to a field of medicine similar today to p...
• 16:0616:06, 23 July 2008 diff hist +522 N LEGISLATIVE DAYS New page: LEGISLATIVE DAYS. Political activity started by HOULIHAN, DennisDennis HOULIHAN and Gene KENNEDY in 1984. Legislative Days were planned as a means of thanking legisla...
• 16:0416:04, 23 July 2008 diff hist +491 N LEE, Gretchen New page: LEE, Gretchen. (Dubuque, IA- ). Iowa Civil Rights Commissioner. In 1973 Governor Robert Ray named Lee, employed at the time by the Dubuque County Mental Health Center, to the Iowa Civil Ri...
• 16:0316:03, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,373 N LEASING SYSTEM New page: LEASING SYSTEM. Controversial governmental meddling in early Dubuque LEAD MINING. Under the procedure begun in 1833, John P. Sheldon was sent to Dubuque from Washington, D.C. as the go...
• 16:0016:00, 23 July 2008 diff hist +10 LEAD MINING No edit summary
• 15:5815:58, 23 July 2008 diff hist +9,587 N LEAD MINING New page: LEAD MINING. The principal attraction of the Dubuque area to the first white settlers. LEAD mining was being carried on in the area as early as 1692 when [[PERROTT, Nicholas|Nicholas P...
• 15:1915:19, 23 July 2008 diff hist +17 N LEAD New page: LEAD. See GALENA.
• 15:1915:19, 23 July 2008 diff hist +342 N LAYDEN, Elmer New page: LAYDEN, Elmer. (Davenport, IA, May 4, 1903-Chicago, IL, June 30,1973). One of Notre Dame's "Four Horsemen." Upon graduation from Notre Dame, where he played football on the winning Rose Bo...
• 15:1515:15, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,508 N LAWTHER, Anna New page: LAWTHER, Anna. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 8, 1872--Dubuque, IA, Oct. 21, 1957). Feminist, first woman to serve on the Iowa State Board of Education. Lawther, who in her later years referred to he...
• 15:1415:14, 23 July 2008 diff hist +2 LAWSON, Don No edit summary
• 15:1315:13, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,147 N LAWSON, Don New page: LAWSON, Don. (Ottumwa, IA- ). Educator-Actor. Lawson was named the Mississippi Valley Conference Coach of the Year and Iowa District Coach of the Year in 1987. Head coach of boys' track at...
• 15:1215:12, 23 July 2008 diff hist +855 N LAWS New page: LAWS. The first acts that could be considered laws in the future State of Iowa were written on June 17, 1830. James LANGWORTHY and a group of miners, allowed on the w...
• 15:0915:09, 23 July 2008 diff hist +4 LANGWORTHY, James No edit summary
• 15:0615:06, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,069 N LAW, John New page: LAW, John. (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1671-1794). Financier. In 1719 Law developed the "Mississippi Scheme," later called the "Mississippi Bubble," for settling the Louisiana part of New France...
• 15:0315:03, 23 July 2008 diff hist +600 N LAUBE, William C. New page: LAUBE, William C. (Unknown-Dubuque, IA, 1944). Professor. Laube, an alumnus of the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE served as a professor in the university's theological seminary. During his fort...
• 15:0215:02, 23 July 2008 diff hist +496 N LAUBE, Paul J. New page: LAUBE, Paul J. (Dubuque, IA, 1910- ). Physician. Laube, an alumnus of the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE, served many years in China as a medical missionary until driven out by the Japanese pri...
• 15:0115:01, 23 July 2008 diff hist +555 N LATTNER, Samuel New page: LATTNER, Samuel. (Lattnerville, IA, Feb. 5, 1862--Dubuque, IA, July 27,1931). Attorney. Lattner, son of Paul LATTNER, took a banking course from the [[BAYLESS COMMERCIAL ...
• 15:0015:00, 23 July 2008 diff hist +401 N LATTNER, Paul New page: LATTNER, Paul. (Unknown-Lattnerville, IA, 1891). Lattnerville, west of Dubuque, was named in his honor. Lattner worked with his brothers on the construction of the Illinois Central Railroa...
• 14:5814:58, 23 July 2008 diff hist +87 N LANGWORTHY HOLLOW New page: LANGWORTHY HOLLOW. The area through which Eagle Point Avenue (now Kaufmann Avenue) ran.
• 14:5714:57, 23 July 2008 diff hist +52 N LANGWORTHY AND ADAMS IRON WORKS New page: LANGWORTHY AND ADAMS IRON WORKS. See: ADAMS COMPANY.
• 14:5514:55, 23 July 2008 diff hist +185 N DUBUQUE VISITOR New page: DUBUQUE VISITOR. The Dubuque Visitor was the first of the early news publications in Iowa. It was established at the LEAD mines in Dubuque in May, 1836, by John King.
• 14:4614:46, 23 July 2008 diff hist 0 LANGWORTHY, Lucius Hart No edit summary
• 14:3914:39, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,110 N LANGWORTHY, Solon New page: LANGWORTHY, Solon. (Rutland, NY, Jan. 29, 1814--Dubuque, IA, June 7,1886). Businessman. The fourth Langworthy brother to come to Dubuque, Solon arrived in 1834. He is believed to be the fi...
• 14:3714:37, 23 July 2008 diff hist +917 N LANGWORTHY, Lucius Hart New page: LANGWORTHY, Lucius Hart. (Lawrence Co., NY, l807--Dubuque, IA, June 30, 1865). Businessman. Langworthy, one of Iowa's first settlers, in an article entitled" A Vision" first used the word ...
• 14:3514:35, 23 July 2008 diff hist +775 N LANGWORTHY, Julia New page: LANGWORTHY, Julia. (Edwardsville, IL, Mar. 1, l823-Dubuque, IA., Apr. 24, 1907). Civic leader. The wife of Solon LANGWORTHY, Julia was an active local participant in ...
• 14:3414:34, 23 July 2008 diff hist −39 LANGWORTHY, James No edit summary
• 14:3314:33, 23 July 2008 diff hist −2 LANGWORTHY, James No edit summary
• 14:3214:32, 23 July 2008 diff hist +13 LANGWORTHY, James No edit summary
• 14:3214:32, 23 July 2008 diff hist +4 LANGWORTHY, James No edit summary
• 14:3214:32, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,262 N LANGWORTHY, James New page: LANGWORTHY, James. (Windsor, VT, Jan. 20, 1800-Monticello, IA, Mar. 31, 1865). Businessman. In October 1833, Langworthy, "head of the family," aided in the construction of Iowa's first sch...
• 14:3014:30, 23 July 2008 diff hist +2 LANGWORTHY, Henry Glover No edit summary
• 14:2914:29, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,672 N LANGWORTHY, Henry Glover New page: LANGWORTHY, Henry Glover. (Clinton County, IA, Nov. 1, 1880-Dubuque, IA, June 27,1961). Physician. Langworthy, son of [[LANGWORTHY, Jr., Lucius Hart|Lucius Hart LANGWORTHY, Jr., successful...
• 14:2714:27, 23 July 2008 diff hist −11 LANGWORTHY, Edward No edit summary
• 14:2614:26, 23 July 2008 diff hist +927 N LANGWORTHY, Edward New page: LANGWORTHY, Edward. (St. Lawrence Co., NY, Aug. 3, 1808-Dubuque, IA, Jan. 5, 1893). Businessman. In September 1832, Langworthy may have constructed the first house in the future state of I...
• 14:2414:24, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,896 N LANGE PLASTICS COMPANY New page: LANGE PLASTICS COMPANY. Pioneering manufacturer in Dubuque. Started in 1954 in the garage of the company's president, Robert B. Lange, the firm in sixteen years achieved an unparalleled su...
• 14:2314:23, 23 July 2008 diff hist +886 N LANGE, Otto F. New page: LANGE, Otto F. (Dubuque, IA, Feb. 16. 1869--Dubuque, IA, Feb. 21, 1937). State senator. Lange, head of Lange's Insurance Agency in Dubuque, began his political service in 1926 with his ele...
• 14:2214:22, 23 July 2008 diff hist +965 N LANGE, Harvey M. New page: LANGE, Harvey M. (Dubuque, IA, July 28,1894--Dubuque, IA, Sept. 23, 1980). Patriarch of the Dubuque County Republican Party. Lange began his long association with the Republican Party in 1...
• 14:2114:21, 23 July 2008 diff hist +1,813 N LANG, Shirley New page: LANG, Shirley. (Dubuque, IA- ). First woman dock manager. Lang served as the dock manager for the City of Dubuque from 1960 to 1985 when the Dock Commission was taken from a policymaking p...
• 14:2014:20, 23 July 2008 diff hist +862 N LANE, Loras Thomas New page: LANE, Loras Thomas. (Most Rev.) (Cascade, IA, Oct. 19, 1910-Rockford, IL, July 22, 1968). Second auxiliary bishop of Dubuque. Archbishop Leo BINZ consecrated Lane, named auxi...
• 14:1714:17, 23 July 2008 diff hist +396 N LANDSCHULZ, Elizabeth New page: LANDSCHULZ, Elizabeth. (Finland-Dubuque, IA, Oct. 31, 1973). Trustee of FINLEY HOSPITAL. Landschulz served twenty years as a trustee of Finley. She graduated from the Finley School of ...
• 14:1614:16, 23 July 2008 diff hist +461 N LAMMERS, John G. "Jack" New page: LAMMERS, John G. "Jack" (Elma, IA-Dubuque, IA, Oct. 13, 1982). Educator. Lammers taught at BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL for fifteen years. He also taught music at LORAS COLLEGE. A grad...