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14 July 2008

• 02:5702:57, 14 July 2008 diff hist +322‎ N BURT, James ‎ New page: BURT, James. (Schenectady, NY, Feb. 1810--Dubuque, IA, Aug. 7, 1886). MAYOR. Burt served two terms as an alderman and held the office of mayor in 1871. Considered a leading member of the b...
• 02:4602:46, 14 July 2008 diff hist +654‎ N BURCH, George Benjamin ‎ New page: BURCH, George Benjamin. (Lyons, NY, Mar. 22, 1836-Dubuque, IA, May 2, 1901). MAYOR. Burch, mayor in 1876 and re-elected in 1877 and 1878, entered the LUMBER BUSINESS in Dubuque with J. W. ...
• 02:4202:42, 14 July 2008 diff hist +745‎ N BUNGALOW ARCHITECTURE ‎ New page: BUNGALOW ARCHITECTURE. Style noted for simplicity and economical construction (standardized plans were available for five dollars), Bungalow architecture was popular in the United States f...
• 02:3902:39, 14 July 2008 diff hist +1,572‎ N BUDDE, Linda ‎ New page: BUDDE, Linda. (Dubuque, IA- ). First female president of the Iowa Bankers Mortgage Association. In 1990 Budde, former president of the Dubuque Chapter of Women in Management, was vice-pres...
• 02:3602:36, 14 July 2008 diff hist +664‎ N BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ‎ New page: BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Originally known as the South Dodge Street School. The wooden structure built in 1865 along Mt. Loretta Avenue, was renamed on December 23, 1889, following the de...
• 02:3002:30, 14 July 2008 diff hist +1,367‎ N BRODERICK, James Lonsdale ‎ New page: BRODERICK, James Lonsdale. (Swaledale, England--Swaledale, England, 1886). Land agent. Broderick came to Dubuque in 1876 as the administrator of Edward Montagu Stuart Granville Montagu-Stu...
• 02:2902:29, 14 July 2008 diff hist +575‎ N BRIGGS, Ansel ‎ New page: BRIGGS, Ansel. (VT, Feb. 3, 1806--IA, May 5, 1881). Iowa's first governor. Briggs successfully operated a stage and mail route over the OLD MILITARY ROAD between Dubuque and Burlington, Io...
• 02:2802:28, 14 July 2008 diff hist +319‎ N BRIDGES ‎ New page: BRIDGES (highway). The first bridge to span the MISSISSIPPI RIVER was the DUBUQUE WAGON BRIDGE or "high bridge" which opened in 1887 south of the Illinois Central Bridge. The EAGLE POINT B...
• 02:2702:27, 14 July 2008 diff hist +39‎ N BRICK MANUFACTURING ‎ New page: BRICK MANUFACTURING. See: HEIM, John L.
• 02:2702:27, 14 July 2008 diff hist +4,836‎ N BREWERIES ‎ New page: BREWERIES. In 1990 DUBUQUE STAR BREWERY owned by ZELE BREWING COMPANY was the oldest company of its kind operating in Iowa. It is unsure who produced the first beer in Dubuque. Mathias TSC...

13 July 2008

• 23:3323:33, 13 July 2008 diff hist +966‎ N BOY SCOUTS ‎ New page: BOY SCOUTS. Dubuque's first two troops of Scouts were organized soon after the arrival of a representative from the national office in August 1911. Due to lack of cooperation and interest,...
• 22:5122:51, 13 July 2008 diff hist +821‎ N BOWLING ‎ New page: BOWLING (records). The first state champion from Dubuque among women bowlers was Clare PRENDERGAST in 1939. The first Dubuque bowler to break the 800 level was Jerry...
• 22:4922:49, 13 July 2008 diff hist +43‎ N BOWISH, W. K ‎ New page: BOWISH, W. K. See: KEY CITY SPICE MILL.
• 22:4822:48, 13 July 2008 diff hist +446‎ N BOWERY DANCE ‎ New page: BOWERY DANCE. A popular form of entertainment at "The Pavilion" of UNION PARK every Wednesday night and on weekends during the late 1890s and early 1900s. The dance began with the band...
• 22:4022:40, 13 July 2008 diff hist +425‎ N BONSON, Richard ‎ New page: BONSON, Richard. (Yorkshire, England, Oct. 23, 1814-Dubuque, IA, Feb. 1, 1883). Miner. Bonson settled in Dubuque in July 1834, becoming one of the area's most successful miners. He also se...
• 22:4022:40, 13 July 2008 diff hist +1,101‎ N BONNEWELL, Robert ‎ New page: BONNEWELL, Robert. (Polk Co., IA- ). Retired naval officer. Bonnewell led the effort to establish an area vocational school and has chaired the Education Committee of the Chamber of Commer...
• 22:3922:39, 13 July 2008 diff hist +79‎ BONNEWELL, Latha ‎No edit summary
• 22:3822:38, 13 July 2008 diff hist +1,130‎ N BONNEWELL, Latha ‎ New page: BONNEWELL, Latha. (Henry, NE- ). Educator. Bonnewell chaired the home economics department at DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL prior to her retirement in 1984. A fiber artist and designer, s...
• 22:3722:37, 13 July 2008 diff hist +365‎ N BOND ISSUE ‎ New page: BOND ISSUE (record educational). In the spring of 1967 Dubuque voters passed a $6.7 million bond issue that provided for the construction of STEPHEN HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL, [[EISENHOWER...
• 22:2922:29, 13 July 2008 diff hist +326‎ N BOLEYN, William ‎ New page: BOLEYN, William. (Sherrills Mound, IA--Dubuque, IA, June 21, 1975). Mail carrier. Boleyn, for whom a road intersecting Peru Road was named, served as Dubuque County's first rural mail carr...
• 22:2822:28, 13 July 2008 diff hist +868‎ N BOEPPLE, John ‎ New page: BOEPPLE, John. (Hamburg, Germany, 1854--Muscatine, IA, Jan. 1912). Founder of the BUTTON INDUSTRY along the MISSISSIPPI RIVER. Dubuque's thriving pearl button industry developed af...
• 22:2722:27, 13 July 2008 diff hist +533‎ N BODENSIECK, Julius ‎ New page: BODENSIECK, Julius. (Hameln, Germany-Aurora, CO, Apr. 28, 1986). President, WARTBURG THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. Bodensieck taught at Wartburg Seminary from 1921 until 1930 before being name...
• 22:2722:27, 13 July 2008 diff hist +329‎ N BOCKES, Mary ‎ New page: BOCKES, Mary. (Luxembourg, Europe--Dubuque, IA, Oct. 12, 1973). Nursery operator. Bockes and her husband were among the first florists to operate a vegetable and flower stall at the Dubuqu...
• 22:2622:26, 13 July 2008 diff hist +6,796‎ N BOAT BUILDING ‎ New page: BOAT BUILDING. One of Dubuque's premier industries. The geographic location of Dubuque midway between St. Louis and St. Paul and the protected harbor (claimed by river pilots as the Upper...
• 22:2022:20, 13 July 2008 diff hist +58‎ N BOARD OF TRADE ‎ New page: BOARD OF TRADE. See: DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
• 22:1922:19, 13 July 2008 diff hist +1,390‎ N BLOUIN, Michael ‎ New page: BLOUIN, Michael. (Jacksonville, FL, Nov. 7, 1945- ). Iowa Representative. Blouin, a Democrat, was elected to the 94th and 95th Congresses (January 3, 1975, though January 3, 1979) making h...
• 22:1722:17, 13 July 2008 diff hist +5‎ BLOCKLINGER LUMBER COMPANY ‎No edit summary
• 22:1622:16, 13 July 2008 diff hist +276‎ N BLOCKLINGER LUMBER COMPANY ‎ New page: BLOCKLINGER LUMBER COMPANY. Local firm incorporated in 1904. Capitalized with $50,000, the company listed as its officers E. A. Blockinger, president; James C. COLLIER...
• 22:1522:15, 13 July 2008 diff hist +465‎ N BLOCKLINGER, Gottfried ‎ New page: BLOCKLINGER, Gottfried. (Dubuque, IA, Oct. 23, 1847--Dubuque, IA, Apr. 18, 1930). Admiral. Blocklinger, a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, was active in the CIVIL WAR and s...
• 22:1422:14, 13 July 2008 diff hist +420‎ N BLOCKLINGER, Benjamin Franklin ‎ New page: BLOCKLINGER, Benjamin Franklin. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. I, 1864--1917). Banker. Blocklinger, cashier of the FIRST NATIONAL BANK, served as treasurer of the FINLEY HOSPITAL, [[LINWOOD CE...
• 22:1322:13, 13 July 2008 diff hist +653‎ N BLOCKLINGER, Albert Herman ‎ New page: BLOCKLINGER, Albert Herman. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 26, 1868-Dubuque, IA, 1924). Physician. One of the earliest recognized experts in the field of x-ray examination, Blocklinger studied interna...
• 22:1322:13, 13 July 2008 diff hist +709‎ N BLEICH, Russell ‎ New page: BLEICH, Russell (Rev.) (Miller, IA- ). Metropolitan Coordinator, ARCHDIOCESE OF DUBUQUE. In April 1979, Bleich succeeded Rev. Vincent JESTICE. The same year Blei...
• 22:1122:11, 13 July 2008 diff hist +58‎ N BLACK JACK ‎ New page: BLACK JACK. Term often used interchangeably with ZINC.
• 22:1022:10, 13 July 2008 diff hist +4‎ BLACK HAWK WAR ‎No edit summary
• 22:1022:10, 13 July 2008 diff hist +2,241‎ N BLACK HAWK WAR ‎ New page: BLACK HAWK WAR. A controversial and generally shameful confrontation between 1830 and 1832 involving whites and members of the Sauk and FOX. The war can be linked to Black Hawk's dissatisf...
• 22:0722:07, 13 July 2008 diff hist +2,371‎ N BISSELL, Richard ‎ New page: BISSELL, Richard. (Dubuque, IA, June 27, 1913--Dubuque, IA, 1977). Author. Bissell will be remembered as one of this nation's premier storytellers of life on the MISSISSIPPI RIVER. His...
• 22:0522:05, 13 July 2008 diff hist +425‎ N BISSELL, Marian ‎ New page: BISSELL, Marian. (Chicago, IL- ). Civic leader. Bissell, a member of the board of the DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY for over twelve years, has served as president of the [[NATIONAL...
• 17:4217:42, 13 July 2008 diff hist +1,041‎ N BISSELL, Frederick Ezekiel ‎ New page: BISSELL, Frederick Ezekiel. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 24, 1878-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 16, 1958). President, H. B. GLOVER COMPANY. One of Dubuque's many civic-minded citizens, Bissell, the father o...
• 17:4017:40, 13 July 2008 diff hist +903‎ N BISKUP, George ‎ New page: BISKUP, George (Most Reverend). (Cedar Rapids, IA, Aug. 23, 1911-Indianapolis, IN, Oct. 17, 1979). Third auxiliary bishop of Dubuque. Biskup, LORAS COLLEGE graduate of 1933, had as his...
• 17:3817:38, 13 July 2008 diff hist +253‎ N BISANZ, Lucille ‎ New page: BISANZ, Lucille. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, July 7, 1985). Baseball fan; founder and president of the Packer Pals. Bisanz was also one of the founders of the Packer Backers, an organization...
• 17:3517:35, 13 July 2008 diff hist +2‎ BIRD CHEVROLET ‎No edit summary
• 17:3517:35, 13 July 2008 diff hist +17‎ BIRD CHEVROLET ‎No edit summary
• 17:3417:34, 13 July 2008 diff hist +528‎ N BIRD CHEVROLET ‎ New page: BIRD CHEVROLET. First automobile dealership to move from downtown Dubuque to the west side. Founded in 1927as Mathey Chevrolet, the dealership became Bird Chevrolet in 1937 when it was pur...
• 17:3217:32, 13 July 2008 diff hist +1,573‎ N BINZ, Leo ‎ New page: BINZ, Leo (Most Reverend). (Stockton, IL-North Oaks, IL, Oct. 9, 1979). Archbishop. Binz served as sixth Archbishop of Dubuque from 1954 to 1962. A LORAS COLLEGE graduate in 1916, Binz...
• 17:2817:28, 13 July 2008 diff hist +4‎ BIGGINS, Mary ‎No edit summary
• 17:2817:28, 13 July 2008 diff hist +854‎ N BIGGINS, Mary ‎ New page: BIGGINS, Mary. (Zwingle, IA- ). Recipient, FIRST CITIZEN AWARD. Biggins, one of Dubuque's most enthusiastic participants in volunteer organizations, received the First Citizen Award fr...
• 17:2717:27, 13 July 2008 diff hist +581‎ N BIASI, C. George ‎ New page: BIASI, C. George. (Dubuque, IA, July 3, 1918--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 11, 1990). Author of the historic preservation ordinance. Biasi, a member of the ad hoc committee for the city of Dubuque an...
• 17:2517:25, 13 July 2008 diff hist +1,007‎ N BETHANY HOME ‎ New page: BETHANY HOME. Retirement center for Dubuque residents. Bethany Home was founded in the early 1920s when Mrs. Christian LOETSCHER donated her home, after the death ...
• 17:2117:21, 13 July 2008 diff hist +1,079‎ N BERWANGER, Jay ‎ New page: BERWANGER, Jay. (Dubuque, IA- ). First recipient of football's HEISMAN MEMORIAL TROPHY. Berwanger, a graduate of DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL where he played football under Coach [[D...
• 17:1717:17, 13 July 2008 diff hist +1,029‎ N BERRYMAN, Thomas ‎ New page: BERRYMAN, Thomas. (Fallon, NV- ). Newscaster. In 1969 Berryman moved to Dubuque and began work at radio station WDBQ. He is remembered for anchoring the "Pulse of Dubuque," the award-winni...