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30 July 2008
- 23:3423:34, 30 July 2008 diff hist +514 N SYMBOL New page: SYMBOL. Bicentennial design. In 1974 Dubuque became the only Iowa city to have a bicentennial symbol. The design was created through a contest sponsored by the Dubuque JAYCEES. James...
- 23:3323:33, 30 July 2008 diff hist +462 N SWISS VALLEY NATURE PRESERVE New page: SWISS VALLEY NATURE PRESERVE. Popular natural area southwest of Dubuque. Owned by the Dubuque County Conservation Board, the Preserve's Nature Center was formally dedicated on April 25, 19...
- 23:3123:31, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1,540 N SWIMMING POOL New page: SWIMMING POOL. Municipally owned recreation facility. Dubuque's first municipally operated swimming pool, built in 1915 along the eastern side of Elm Street between 14th and 15th [[STREETS...
- 23:3023:30, 30 July 2008 diff hist +950 N SWEET, Harold New page: SWEET, Harold. (Storm Lake, IA- ). Athletic Director, DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Capping a distinguished thirty-four-year career in sports and educational administration, Sweet...
- 23:3023:30, 30 July 2008 diff hist +86 N SVENDON-OTT LUMBER COMPANY New page: SVENDON-OTT LUMBER COMPANY. See: C. W. ROBINSON COMPANY and OTT-MEUSER LUMBER COMPANY.
- 23:2923:29, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1,475 N SUTTON, Ruby New page: SUTTON, Ruby. (New Orleans, IA- ). Recipient, FIRST CITIZEN AWARD, 1984. Sutton is one of Dubuque's most often identified activists for racial understanding. She began her work in the ...
- 23:2723:27, 30 July 2008 diff hist +4 SUNSHINE CIRCLE No edit summary
- 23:2723:27, 30 July 2008 diff hist +599 N SUTTON, Nicholas New page: SUTTON, Nicholas (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Oct. 10,1963). Dubuque Recreation Director. Sutton headed the Recreation Department from 1949 until his death. A graduate of [[COLUMBIA COLLEG...
- 23:2623:26, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1,135 N SUNSHINE CIRCLE New page: SUNSHINE CIRCLE. Service organization of FINLEY HOSPITAL. Founded in 1889, a year before the hospital was established, Sunshine Circle was originally called the “King's Daughters." Organ...
- 23:2523:25, 30 July 2008 diff hist +2,100 N SUNNYCREST SANITORIUM New page: SUNNYCREST SANITORIUM. Opened August 13, 1921, as a means of curtailing the rapid spread of tuberculosis. Initial discussions about the care of patients with tuberculosis were held in the ...
- 23:2323:23, 30 July 2008 diff hist +972 N SUNDAY SCHOOL PARADE New page: SUNDAY SCHOOL PARADE. Annual event of Protestant churches in the Dubuque area. Eastern cities had similar celebrations years before Dubuque. Led in the Midwest by such cities as Davenport,...
- 23:2223:22, 30 July 2008 diff hist +3,465 N SUMMIT CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST New page: SUMMIT CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST. Summit celebrated the 100th anniversary on March 8, 1987, of the call of the American Sunday School Union in 1887 for the formation of a Sund...
- 23:2023:20, 30 July 2008 diff hist +502 N SULLIVANESQUE ARCHITECTURE New page: SULLIVANESQUE ARCHITECTURE. Developed by Chicago architect Louis Sullivan (1856--1924), the style is characterized by wall surfaces displaying extensive low-relief terra cotta or plaster o...
- 23:1923:19, 30 July 2008 diff hist +544 N SULLIVAN, Mary St. Clara (Sister) New page: SULLIVAN, Mary St. Clara (Sister) (Cherokee, IA,-Dubuque, IA, Jan. 16, 1985). Broadcaster and author. Sister Sullivan was recognized in 1951 by McCall’s magazine as one of the seven Unit...
- 23:1823:18, 30 July 2008 diff hist −4 SULLIVAN, Edward Patrick (Father) No edit summary
- 23:1723:17, 30 July 2008 diff hist +991 N SULLIVAN, Edward Patrick (Father) New page: SULLIVAN, Edward Patrick (Father) (Waukon, IA, Jan. 21, 1909-Dubuque, IA, July 8, 1982). Former art chairman of LORAS COLLEGE. Sullivan was ordained a priest on June 11, 1938, at [[SAI...
- 23:1623:16, 30 July 2008 diff hist +234 N STUBER, John, Sr. New page: STUBER, John, Sr. (Solithorn, Switzerland, Oct. 18, 1832-Dubuque, IA, 1909). Cabinetmaker. By way of several eastern cities, Stuber moved to Dubuque in 1857 where he helped organize the [[...
- 23:1523:15, 30 July 2008 diff hist +837 N STUBER, John, Jr. New page: STUBER, John, Jr. (Dubuque, IA, July 15, 1860--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 10, 1932). City clerk and musician. Employed thirty years with the DUBUQUE CABINET MAKERS' ASSOCIATION, Stuber later wo...
- 23:1423:14, 30 July 2008 diff hist +301 N STROBEL, John H. New page: STROBEL, John H. (Bavaria, Germany, Sept. 19, 1825-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 18, 1906). Pork packer. Strobel, who came to Dubuque in 1851, was one of the city's major candle manufacturers during t...
- 23:1323:13, 30 July 2008 diff hist +1,245 N STRENG, William (Rev.) New page: STRENG, William (Rev.) (Auburn, NB-Dubuque, IA, Oct. 30, 1983). Professor. Streng held the position of professor of Christian education at WARTBURG THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY from 1951 to 19...


