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25 July 2008

• 01:1101:11, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1,364 N NUTWOOD New page: NUTWOOD. A 1,150-pound Kentucky trotting stallion owned by Henry L. STOUT and the source of the name of NUTWOOD PARK. Hoping to increase interest in horse racing in...
• 01:0901:09, 25 July 2008 diff hist +6,138 N NURSING EDUCATION New page: NURSING EDUCATION. In 1896 a school of nursing was established by FINLEY HOSPITAL. On January 10, 1900, the first class of four Dubuque trained nurses graduated from the program. The g...
• 01:0501:05, 25 July 2008 diff hist +727 N NORWEGIAN PLOW COMPANY New page: NORWEGIAN PLOW COMPANY. Pioneering agricultural implement manufacturer. Incorporated under Iowa laws in 1879, the Norwegian Plow Company manufactured a wide variety of products including t...
• 01:0401:04, 25 July 2008 diff hist +640 N NORTHWEST SANITARY COMMISSION New page: NORTHWEST SANITARY COMMISSION. Among the predecessors of the Red Cross. With the start of the CIVIL WAR, women by the hundreds organized soldier aid societies in the north. Initially t...
• 01:0401:04, 25 July 2008 diff hist +543 N NORTHWEST MEDICAL SOCIETY New page: NORTHWEST MEDICAL SOCIETY. Forerunner of the Dubuque County Medical Society. The Northwest Medical Society was founded on January 11, 1853. The eight founding members, including Dr. [[FINL...
• 01:0301:03, 25 July 2008 diff hist +603 N NORTHWEST ARTERIAL New page: NORTHWEST ARTERIAL. Four-lane highway stretching four-fifths of a mile from U.S. 20 to Pennsylvania Avenue and then in a gradual northeast direction past Asbury Road on to Kennedy Road at ...
• 00:5800:58, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1,909 N NORTHERN IOWA SANITARY FAIR New page: NORTHERN IOWA SANITARY FAIR. Multi-county fund-raising effort scheduled and held in Dubuque during the CIVIL WAR to aid Union forces. The organization of the Fair held on June 21-29, 1...
• 00:4800:48, 25 July 2008 diff hist +988 N NORMAN, Wayne Albert New page: NORMAN, Wayne Albert. (Winthrop, IA, 1887--Dubuque, IA, 1938). Vice-president and general manager of CARR, RYDER,[& ADAMS COMPANY. Norman, an executive at Carr, Ryder, & Adams Company at t...
• 00:4500:45, 25 July 2008 diff hist +876 N NORA, James New page: NORA, James. (Iron Mountain, MI,- ). Educator. Nora, a longtime respected staff member at DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, coached the 1954 Senior High baseball team to the state championsh...
• 00:4400:44, 25 July 2008 diff hist +879 N NOISE ABATEMENT New page: NOISE ABATEMENT. In February 1979, Lucy Connor became Dubuque's community noise counselor. Raising the community's awareness, Connor began in the schools working to increase students' awar...
• 00:4300:43, 25 July 2008 diff hist +309 N NIGHTINGALE, George L. New page: NIGHTINGALE, George L. (Herefordshire, England-Dubuque, IA, May 29, 1859). MAYOR. Nightingale served as mayor of Dubuque from 1856 to 1857. A man who at nineteen had gone to sea to tra...
• 00:4000:40, 25 July 2008 diff hist +1,124 N NEWT, Eldon New page: NEWT, Eldon. (Dubuque, IA- ). Steamboat captain. Newt was the first person to ever receive his pilot's and master's licenses at the same time. Passing these tests during World War II made ...

24 July 2008

• 23:3723:37, 24 July 2008 diff hist +13 NEWSPAPERS No edit summary
• 23:3523:35, 24 July 2008 diff hist +4,095 N NEWSPAPERS New page: NEWSPAPERS. Dubuque has been the scene of intense competition in the field of newspaper publication. On May 11, 1836, the first issue of the DUBUQUE VISITOR was published by [[KING, Jo...
• 23:2523:25, 24 July 2008 diff hist +624 N NEWBURGH, Joseph W. New page: NEWBURGH, Joseph W. (Dubuque, IA, June 28, 1905-Dubuque, IA, Oct. 31, 1991). President and treasurer, Newburgh Company, Painting and Decorating Contractors. Newburgh, a graduate of [[DUBUQ...
• 23:2223:22, 24 July 2008 diff hist +1,289 N NEUWOEHNER, Robert F. New page: NEUWOEHNER, Robert F. (Dubuque, IA- ). Senior Vice-President of Business Development, DUBUQUE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY. Neuwoehner has compiled a distinguished career of service to Dubuq...
• 23:2023:20, 24 July 2008 diff hist +260 N NENNIG, Charles N. New page: NENNIG, Charles N. (Liege, Belgium-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 28, 1971). Journalist. Between 1920 and 1942,Nennig served as editor of the ''Catholic Tribune,'' a daily denominational newspaper. For...
• 23:1923:19, 24 July 2008 diff hist +365 N NELSON, Thomas New page: NELSON, Thomas. (Dubuque, IA- ). Judge. Nelson served as the Dubuque City Attorney from 1950 to 1960. He returned to private practice until appointed a District Court judge in 1964. A firm...
• 23:1623:16, 24 July 2008 diff hist +376 N NAZI New page: NAZI. The National Socialist Party. Led by Adolph Hitler during World War II, the Nazi Party had its Dubuque sympathizers. Frederick Wilhelm KALTENBACH wa...
• 23:1523:15, 24 July 2008 diff hist +465 N NAUMAN, Paul M. New page: NAUMAN, Paul M. (Sherrill, IA-Dubuque, IA May 23, 1973). General manager and secretary-treasurer of Dubuque Stone Products Company. Nauman was associated with Dubuque Stone Products for th...
• 23:1423:14, 24 July 2008 diff hist −4 NAUGHTON, Peggy No edit summary
• 23:1323:13, 24 July 2008 diff hist +314 N NAUGHTON, Peggy New page: NAUGHTON, Peggy. (Dubuque, IA- ). President, Iowans Care. Naughton, the former Peggy McCarthy, served as state and regional coordinator of the National League of Families of Prisoners and ...
• 23:1323:13, 24 July 2008 diff hist +1,256 N NATIVITY SCHOOL New page: NATIVITY SCHOOL. Catholic school. Since Nativity School was not ready for the 1923-1924 school year, religious instruction was given to children of the parish by [[SISTERS OF THE VISITATIO...
• 23:1123:11, 24 July 2008 diff hist +1 NATIVITY SCENE No edit summary
• 23:1123:11, 24 July 2008 diff hist +1,828 N NATIVITY SCENE New page: NATIVITY SCENE. The famous community Christmas Crib was first displayed in a window of the Frommelt Awning Company on lower Main Street. In 1942 attempts to display the scene outside led w...
• 23:0923:09, 24 July 2008 diff hist +35 N CHRISTMAS CRIB New page: CHRISTMAS CRIB: See: NATIVITY SCENE
• 23:0323:03, 24 July 2008 diff hist +267 N NATIVE AMERICAN RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE DAYS New page: NATIVE AMERICAN RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE DAYS. Annual event hosted by the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE Theological Seminary. The sixth annual ceremony, held in 1986 and hosted by Native Americans...
• 23:0223:02, 24 July 2008 diff hist +1,440 N NATIONAL RIVERS HALL OF FAME New page: NATIONAL RIVERS HALL OF FAME. One of three museums maintained by the DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. The museum, intended as a reference center, collects and preserves artifacts and...
• 22:5922:59, 24 July 2008 diff hist −38 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES No edit summary
• 22:5622:56, 24 July 2008 diff hist +1,782 N NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES New page: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. Sites listed on the Register from the Dubuqueland area include: 1970 DUBUQUE COUNTY COURTHOUSE 1971 OLD JAIL 1972DUBUQUE CITY HALL ...
• 22:5022:50, 24 July 2008 diff hist −1 NATIONAL JUNIOR INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP No edit summary
• 22:4822:48, 24 July 2008 diff hist +604 N NATIONAL JUNIOR INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP New page: NATIONAL JUNIOR INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. One of golf’s most prestigious amateur tournaments. Sponsored by the Women's Western Golf Association, the tournament was held on July 14-18, 1...
• 22:4722:47, 24 July 2008 diff hist +367 N NATIONAL CATHOLIC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT New page: NATIONAL CATHOLIC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT. Widely watched tournament hosted by LORAS COLLEGE with Anheuser-Busch Inc. of St. Louis and Kirchoff Distributing of Dubuque as sponsors. The t...
• 22:4622:46, 24 July 2008 diff hist +2,658 N NATIONAL BANK NOTES New page: NATIONAL BANK NOTES. Currency. First printed during the CIVIL WAR, national currency or national bank notes (called “nationals” by collectors), served our country from 1863 to 1...
• 22:4422:44, 24 July 2008 diff hist +648 N NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION (NAWIC) New page: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION (NAWIC). Organization founded to educate women about the construction industry. Dubuqueland Chapter No. 244 was chartered on March 4, 1978. ...
• 22:4222:42, 24 July 2008 diff hist +71 N NATIONAL ANTIQUARIAN ASSOCIATION New page: NATIONAL ANTIQUARIAN ASSOCIATION. See: MIDWEST ANTIQUARIAN ASSOCIATION.
• 22:4122:41, 24 July 2008 diff hist −1 NASH, Ruth No edit summary
• 22:3922:39, 24 July 2008 diff hist +1,379 N NASH, Ruth New page: NASH, Ruth. (Minneapolis, MN - ). Civil rights activist and patron of the arts. Nash was honored with her husband Russ by the DUBUQUE COUNTY FINE ARTS SOCIETY for their contributions ...
• 22:3722:37, 24 July 2008 diff hist +846 N NAPOLEON I New page: NAPOLEON I. (Ajaccio, Corsica, Aug. 15, 1769--Longwood, Saint Helena, May 5, 1821). Emperor of France. Napoleon's need to finance military conquests and his concern that a North American e...
• 22:3522:35, 24 July 2008 diff hist +44 N NAPANESE THEATER New page: NAPANESE THEATER. See: LITTLE BIJOU THEATER.
• 22:3522:35, 24 July 2008 diff hist +754 N NAGLE, Joseph J. New page: NAGLE, Joseph J. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 12, 1860--Dubuque, IA, Apr. 22, 1932). Real estate investor / developer. Nagle was one of Dubuque's best known real estate agents. In 1901 Nagle leased ...
• 22:3422:34, 24 July 2008 diff hist +613 N NACHTMAN, Harold J. New page: NACHTMAN, Harold J. (Dyersville, IA- ). President, H. J. Nachtman Company. A distributor of Firestone products in Dubuque, Nachtman compiled one of the longest records of service to the bo...
• 22:3222:32, 24 July 2008 diff hist +330 N NACHTMAN, Harold A. New page: NACHTMAN, Harold A. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, July 9, 1980). Salesman, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Nachtman served as a counselor for the Fautsch Treatment Center at [[MERCY HEALTH ...
• 20:3320:33, 24 July 2008 diff hist +263 N OWLS New page: OWLS (paper). In 1981 the Dubuque County Supervisors ordered six papier-mâché owls placed near the roof of the DUBUQUE COUNTY COURTHOUSE. The Supervisors hoped a huge flock of pigeon...
• 20:3320:33, 24 July 2008 diff hist +855 N OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH New page: OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH. Anticipating growth on the west side of Dubuque, the Iowa District East secured an option on 3.5 acres along Old Timer's Road (Kennedy Road) in September 1959...
• 20:3220:32, 24 July 2008 diff hist +50 N OUR LADY OF LOURDES New page: OUR LADY OF LOURDES. See: DUBUQUE FEMALE SEMINARY.
• 20:3120:31, 24 July 2008 diff hist −8 OTT, Joseph John No edit summary
• 20:3020:30, 24 July 2008 diff hist +277 N OTT-MEUSER LUMBER COMPANY New page: OTT-MEUSER LUMBER COMPANY. Local firm started in 1896. A consolidation of the Meuser Seippel and Svendon-Ott lumber companies after Seippel and Svendon left, the company was continued unde...
• 20:2920:29, 24 July 2008 diff hist +1,229 N OTT, Joseph John New page: OTT, Joseph John. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 30, 1866--Dubuque, IA, Jan. II, 1939). Lumberman. Ott was an owner of the SVENDSEN AND OTT LUMBER COMPANY. He was also president of the Dubuque Alt...
• 20:2820:28, 24 July 2008 diff hist +1,005 N OTT, Carrie New page: OTT, Carrie. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Aug. 24, 1978). "Queen of FARMERS' MARKET." Ott, a spry cheerful gardener was known at Farmers' Market for her kidding conversation, sweet corn, ...