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WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY
WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY. Wells Fargo Express Company was founded in 1852. The announcement that the company was opening an office in Dubuque was made in the Dubuque Herald on February 12, 1897. Particularly strong in the western portion of the United States, the move into Dubuque signaled an interest in the company to expand. Business would be carried over the Chicago Great Western Railroad.
The 1899-1900 Dubuque City Directory listed 139 8th.
Wells Fargo Bank in 2014 was located at 3250 John F. Kennedy Road.
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Source:
"Good for Dubuque," Dubuque Herald, February 12, 1897, p. 8