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SPECHT, Edward
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SPECHT, Edward. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 26, 1836-- ). Specht and his brother Warren operated Specht's Ferry, the ferry which his father purchased in 1850. In the late 1800s, the steam ferry was valued at $3,000.