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JOHN PHELAN
JOHN PHELAN. The 1858-1859 Dubuque City Directory listed the corner of 1st and Main for the manufacturing business.
The 1859-1860 Dubuque City Directory listed Locust between 1st and 2nd.
The 1861 Dubuque City Directory listed 29 Main.
The 1868-69 Dubuque City Directory listed 19 Main.
The 1870-1871 Dubuque City Directory located this business at 21 Main.
The 1873-1874 Dubuque City Directory stated that this business was located at 19 Main.
The 1874 through the 1890-91 Dubuque City Directory stated that this business was found at 177 Main.