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DUBUQUE SOCIAL GYMNASTIC SOCIETY
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DUBUQUE SOCIAL GYMNASTIC SOCIETY. George Muegge, trained in gymnastics, came to Dubuque in 1876 from Wheeling, West Virginia and established a gymnastics class in the DUBUQUE SOCIALER TURNVEREIN. This "Society" was open to "scholars" from 16 to 80 years of age.
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"Now Develop Your Muscle," Dubuque Herald, January 4, 1876, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18770104&printsec=frontpage&hl=en