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DUBUQUE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
DUBUQUE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. The Dubuque Mutual Fire Insurance Company was organized in April 1848 with Caleb H. BOOTH president and Mordecai MOBLEY secretary. (1)
The 1868 Guide, Gazetteer and Directory of the Dubuque & Soux (sic) City Railroad stated that this business was located at the corner of Main and 7th. The same address was used in 1870-1871.
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Source:
Oldt, Franklin T. History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1911, p. 82. Online: http://archive.org/stream/cu31924028913965/cu31924028913965_djvu.txt