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RIVERSIDE COUNTRY CLUB
RIVERSIDE COUNTRY CLUB. The announcement was made in October, 1911 that articles of incorporation for what was to be known as the Dubuque Automobile and Boat Club were to be filed. The object of the organization was to "promote fellowship among the auto and motor boat owners of this city and vicinity." (1) At the last minute, it was decided to change the name.
An option was held by several members of the club on WILDWOOD, a camping resort north of the city near where the Maquoketa River flowed into the Mississippi. With the intention of improving the property and especially the landing place to encourage more weekly outings the name of the group became the Riverside Country Club. A commissary department was to be established for those owning or renting cottages. (2)
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2. "Country Club Incorporates," Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, October 28, 1911, p. 3