DIAMOND JO BOATYARD - Revision history

Randylyon at 02:23, 29 January 2019

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	[[File:ROSHEK1.JPG\|400px\|thumb\|left\|Eagle Point Boat Yard for the Diamond Joe Line. Bud Cudmore Mgr. Later helped start Douglas Aircraft Brother in Law of F. H. Roshek. Quarry and Lime Kiln on right. Image courtesy: Tom Roshek]]DIAMOND JO BOATYARD. In 1874 [[REYNOLDS, Joseph "Diamond Jo"\|Joseph "Diamond Jo" REYNOLDS]] established a boatyard at [[EAGLE POINT]] for constructing wooden-hulled steamers. (1) Employing as many as one hundred workers, the company created an increased demand for lumber, timber, hardware, iron work and castings. (2) Oak timber and lumber used in the boatyard ~~was~~ shipped in from Ohio while all other materials were purchased locally. (3) In 1879 estimates were made that the company spent $150,000 with local merchants. (4) In 1880 under the direction of [[DICKEY, Ernest M.\|Ernest M. DICKEY]] the boatyard paid weekly wages of $600.00 (5)		[[File:ROSHEK1.JPG\|400px\|thumb\|left\|Eagle Point Boat Yard for the Diamond Joe Line. Bud Cudmore Mgr. Later helped start Douglas Aircraft Brother in Law of F. H. Roshek. Quarry and Lime Kiln on right. Image courtesy: Tom Roshek]]DIAMOND JO BOATYARD. In 1874 [[REYNOLDS, Joseph "Diamond Jo"\|Joseph "Diamond Jo" REYNOLDS]] established a boatyard at [[EAGLE POINT]] for constructing wooden-hulled steamers. (1) Employing as many as one hundred workers, the company created an increased demand for lumber, timber, hardware, iron work and castings. (2) Oak timber and lumber used in the boatyard were shipped from Ohio while all other materials were purchased locally. (3) In 1879 estimates were made that the company spent $150,000 with local merchants. (4) In 1880 under the direction of [[DICKEY, Ernest M.\|Ernest M. DICKEY]] the boatyard paid weekly wages of $600.00 (5)

	Boats awaiting repair were anchored in the [[ICE HARBOR]]. When work was completed on another boat, the next to be serviced would be brought to the boat yard's drydocks. Replacing a hull and making other improvements could take a team of workmen all winter. (6)		Boats awaiting repair were anchored in the [[ICE HARBOR]]. When work was completed on another boat, the next to be serviced would be brought to the boat yard's drydocks. Replacing a hull and making other improvements could take a team of workmen all winter. (6)

Randylyon at 20:24, 1 February 2016

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	[[File:ROSHEK1.JPG\|400px\|thumb\|left\|Eagle Point Boat Yard for the Diamond Joe Line. Bud Cudmore Mgr. Later helped start Douglas Aircraft Brother in Law of F. H. Roshek. Quarry and Lime Kiln on right. Image courtesy: Tom Roshek]]DIAMOND JO BOATYARD. In 1874 [[REYNOLDS, Joseph "Diamond Jo"\|Joseph "Diamond Jo" REYNOLDS]] established a boatyard at [[EAGLE POINT]] for constructing wooden-hulled steamers. (1) Employing as many as one hundred workers, the company created an increased demand for lumber, timber, hardware, iron work and castings. (2) Oak timber and lumber used in the boatyard was shipped in from Ohio while all other materials were purchased locally. (3) In 1880 under the direction of [[DICKEY, Ernest M.\|Ernest M. DICKEY]] the boatyard paid weekly wages of $600.00 (4)		[[File:ROSHEK1.JPG\|400px\|thumb\|left\|Eagle Point Boat Yard for the Diamond Joe Line. Bud Cudmore Mgr. Later helped start Douglas Aircraft Brother in Law of F. H. Roshek. Quarry and Lime Kiln on right. Image courtesy: Tom Roshek]]DIAMOND JO BOATYARD. In 1874 [[REYNOLDS, Joseph "Diamond Jo"\|Joseph "Diamond Jo" REYNOLDS]] established a boatyard at [[EAGLE POINT]] for constructing wooden-hulled steamers. (1) Employing as many as one hundred workers, the company created an increased demand for lumber, timber, hardware, iron work and castings. (2) Oak timber and lumber used in the boatyard was shipped in from Ohio while all other materials were purchased locally. (3) In 1879 estimates were made that the company spent $150,000 with local merchants. (4) In 1880 under the direction of [[DICKEY, Ernest M.\|Ernest M. DICKEY]] the boatyard paid weekly wages of $600.00 (5)

	Boats awaiting repair were anchored in the [[ICE HARBOR]]. When work was completed on another boat, the next to be serviced would be brought to the boat yard's drydocks. Replacing a hull and making other improvements could take a team of workmen all winter. (5)		Boats awaiting repair were anchored in the [[ICE HARBOR]]. When work was completed on another boat, the next to be serviced would be brought to the boat yard's drydocks. Replacing a hull and making other improvements could take a team of workmen all winter. (6)

	On February 3, 1911 the [[DIAMOND JO LINE]] was sold to the Streckfus Company of Rock Island. For $200,000 the Streckfus Company obtained the steamers St. Paul, Quincy, Dubuque and Sidney. In addition it received the wharves, warehouses and boatyards of the company. (6) In 1911 the ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed a Streckfus Boat Yard at the end of Lincoln Avenue.		On February 3, 1911 the [[DIAMOND JO LINE]] was sold to the Streckfus Company of Rock Island. For $200,000 the Streckfus Company obtained the steamers St. Paul, Quincy, Dubuque and Sidney. In addition it received the wharves, warehouses and boatyards of the company. (7) In 1911 the ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed a Streckfus Boat Yard at the end of Lincoln Avenue.

	[[File:DJBY.png\|300px\|thumb\|left\|Diamond Jo boatyard at Eagle Point in 1885]]		[[File:DJBY.png\|300px\|thumb\|left\|Diamond Jo boatyard at Eagle Point in 1885]]
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	3. "Diamond Jo," ''Dubuque Herald'', January 30, 1880, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18800130&printsec=frontpage&hl=en		3. "Diamond Jo," ''Dubuque Herald'', January 30, 1880, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18800130&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

	4. ~~Oldt, Franklin~~. ~~'''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 636~~		4. Ibid.

	5. ~~"At Eagle Point~~," ''Dubuque ~~Telegraph-Herald~~'', ~~October 30, 1901~~, p. 8		5. Oldt, Franklin. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 636

	6. "On The River," Online: http://iagenweb.org/history/rivers/W_Blair/01Feb1931.htm		6. "At Eagle Point," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', October 30, 1901, p. 8

			7. "On The River," Online: http://iagenweb.org/history/rivers/W_Blair/01Feb1931.htm


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Randylyon at 20:21, 1 February 2016

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	[[File:ROSHEK1.JPG\|400px\|thumb\|left\|Eagle Point Boat Yard for the Diamond Joe Line. Bud Cudmore Mgr. Later helped start Douglas Aircraft Brother in Law of F. H. Roshek. Quarry and Lime Kiln on right. Image courtesy: Tom Roshek]]DIAMOND JO BOATYARD. In 1874 [[REYNOLDS, Joseph "Diamond Jo"\|Joseph "Diamond Jo" REYNOLDS]] established a boatyard at [[EAGLE POINT]] for constructing wooden-hulled steamers. (1) Employing as many as one hundred workers, the company created an increased demand for lumber, timber, hardware, iron work and castings. (2) In 1880 under the direction of [[DICKEY, Ernest M.\|Ernest M. DICKEY]] the boatyard paid weekly wages of $600.00 (3)		[[File:ROSHEK1.JPG\|400px\|thumb\|left\|Eagle Point Boat Yard for the Diamond Joe Line. Bud Cudmore Mgr. Later helped start Douglas Aircraft Brother in Law of F. H. Roshek. Quarry and Lime Kiln on right. Image courtesy: Tom Roshek]]DIAMOND JO BOATYARD. In 1874 [[REYNOLDS, Joseph "Diamond Jo"\|Joseph "Diamond Jo" REYNOLDS]] established a boatyard at [[EAGLE POINT]] for constructing wooden-hulled steamers. (1) Employing as many as one hundred workers, the company created an increased demand for lumber, timber, hardware, iron work and castings. (2) Oak timber and lumber used in the boatyard was shipped in from Ohio while all other materials were purchased locally. (3) In 1880 under the direction of [[DICKEY, Ernest M.\|Ernest M. DICKEY]] the boatyard paid weekly wages of $600.00 (4)

	Boats awaiting repair were anchored in the [[ICE HARBOR]]. When work was completed on another boat, the next to be serviced would be brought to the boat yard's drydocks. Replacing a hull and making other improvements could take a team of workmen all winter. (4)		Boats awaiting repair were anchored in the [[ICE HARBOR]]. When work was completed on another boat, the next to be serviced would be brought to the boat yard's drydocks. Replacing a hull and making other improvements could take a team of workmen all winter. (5)

	On February 3, 1911 the [[DIAMOND JO LINE]] was sold to the Streckfus Company of Rock Island. For $200,000 the Streckfus Company obtained the steamers St. Paul, Quincy, Dubuque and Sidney. In addition it received the wharves, warehouses and boatyards of the company. (5) In 1911 the ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed a Streckfus Boat Yard at the end of Lincoln Avenue.		On February 3, 1911 the [[DIAMOND JO LINE]] was sold to the Streckfus Company of Rock Island. For $200,000 the Streckfus Company obtained the steamers St. Paul, Quincy, Dubuque and Sidney. In addition it received the wharves, warehouses and boatyards of the company. (6) In 1911 the ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed a Streckfus Boat Yard at the end of Lincoln Avenue.

	[[File:DJBY.png\|300px\|thumb\|left\|Diamond Jo boatyard at Eagle Point in 1885]]		[[File:DJBY.png\|300px\|thumb\|left\|Diamond Jo boatyard at Eagle Point in 1885]]
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	1. Hudson, David; Bergman, Marvin; Horton, Loren. '''The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa'''. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2008 p. 424		1. Hudson, David; Bergman, Marvin; Horton, Loren. '''The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa'''. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2008 p. 424

	2. River News, Dubuque Herald, Mar. 22, 1882, p. 4. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FpRCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LqsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3146,6260675&dq=dubuque+marine+ways&hl=en		2. River News, ''Dubuque Herald'', Mar. 22, 1882, p. 4. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FpRCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LqsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3146,6260675&dq=dubuque+marine+ways&hl=en

	3. ~~Oldt~~, ~~Franklin.~~ ''~~'History of~~ Dubuque ~~County, Iowa~~''~~'. Chicago: Western Historical Company~~, 1880, p. ~~636~~		3. "Diamond Jo," ''Dubuque Herald'', January 30, 1880, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18800130&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

	4. ~~"At Eagle Point~~," Dubuque ~~Telegraph-Herald~~, ~~October 30~~, ~~1901~~, p. 8		4. Oldt, Franklin. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 636

	5. "On The River," Online: http://iagenweb.org/history/rivers/W_Blair/01Feb1931.htm		5. "At Eagle Point," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', October 30, 1901, p. 8

			6. "On The River," Online: http://iagenweb.org/history/rivers/W_Blair/01Feb1931.htm


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[[File:ROSHEK1.JPG|400px|thumb|left|Eagle Point Boat Yard for the Diamond Joe Line. Bud Cudmore Mgr. Later helped start Douglas Aircraft Brother in Law of F. H. Roshek. Quarry and Lime Kiln on right. Image courtesy: Tom Roshek]]DIAMOND JO BOATYARD. In 1874 [[REYNOLDS, Joseph "Diamond Jo"|Joseph "Diamond Jo" REYNOLDS]] established a boatyard at [[EAGLE POINT]] for constructing wooden-hulled steamers. (1) Employing as many as one hundred workers, the company created an increased demand for lumber, timber, hardware, iron work and castings. (2) In 1880 under the direction of [[DICKEY, Ernest M.|Ernest M. DICKEY]] the boatyard paid weekly wages of $600.00 (3)

Boats awaiting repair were anchored in the [[ICE HARBOR]]. When work was completed on another boat, the next to be serviced would be brought to the boat yard's drydocks. Replacing a hull and making other improvements could take a team of workmen all winter. (4)

On February 3, 1911 the [[DIAMOND JO LINE]] was sold to the Streckfus Company of Rock Island. For $200,000 the Streckfus Company obtained the steamers St. Paul, Quincy, Dubuque and Sidney. In addition it received the wharves, warehouses and boatyards of the company. (5) In 1911 the ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed a Streckfus Boat Yard at the end of Lincoln Avenue.

[[File:DJBY.png|300px|thumb|left|Diamond Jo boatyard at Eagle Point in 1885]]
See: [[BOAT BUILDING]].

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Source:

1. Hudson, David; Bergman, Marvin; Horton, Loren. '''The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa'''. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2008 p. 424

2. River News, Dubuque Herald, Mar. 22, 1882, p. 4. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FpRCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LqsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3146,6260675&dq=dubuque+marine+ways&hl=en

3. Oldt, Franklin. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 636

4. "At Eagle Point," Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, October 30, 1901, p. 8

5. "On The River," Online: http://iagenweb.org/history/rivers/W_Blair/01Feb1931.htm

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