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	[[Image:OLDMAP.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|1889 map of Dubuque by H Wellge showing the cemetery as an oval section in the center of he map. Photo courtesy: Constance Cherba]]		[[Image:OLDMAP.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|1889 map of Dubuque by H Wellge showing the cemetery as an oval section in the center of he map. Photo courtesy: Constance Cherba]]
	[[Image:IMG_5218.JPG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Plat Map (1906)]]THIRD STREET CEMETERY. Also known as the ~~“Kelly~~'~~s Bluff~~ Cemetery,” “The Old Catholic Cemetery,” or “St. Raphael’s Cemetery,” the site was located on the bluff between Third Street and Dodge in an area bordered by Cardiff, Third, and St. Mary [[STREETS]]. The site had been largely forgotten until July 2007 when the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist Burial Program was contacted by the [[DUBUQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT]]. A man walking his dog had discovered human bones. The site was the southern half of a bluff that had once been the location of the St. Dominic Villa, constructed in the late 1940s by the Sinsinawa Dominican sisters. The building had been razed by developer A. J. Spiegel in anticipation of the development of a condominium. The lawn of the old Villa extended into the old cemetery; heavy machinery used in the demolition and grading of the site had scattered the remains. (1)		[[Image:IMG_5218.JPG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Plat Map (1906)]]THIRD STREET CEMETERY. Also known as the “[[KELLY'S BLUFF]] Cemetery,” “The Old Catholic Cemetery,” or “St. Raphael’s Cemetery,” the site was located on the bluff between Third Street and Dodge in an area bordered by Cardiff, Third, and St. Mary [[STREETS]]. The site had been largely forgotten until July 2007 when the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist Burial Program was contacted by the [[DUBUQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT]]. A man walking his dog had discovered human bones. The site was the southern half of a bluff that had once been the location of the St. Dominic Villa, constructed in the late 1940s by the Sinsinawa Dominican sisters. The building had been razed by developer A. J. Spiegel in anticipation of the development of a condominium. The lawn of the old Villa extended into the old cemetery; heavy machinery used in the demolition and grading of the site had scattered the remains. (1)

	[[Image:thirdstreet.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Land behind this chain link fence was once the Third Street Cemetery.]]The cemetery was used by the Catholic community of Dubuque from the 1830s until around 1880. In the spring of 1866 a committee interested in the improvement of the cemetery met to take down the old fence and install a new one. A committee of three was also created to handle the finances of the cemetery. All monies that had been collected and information on accounts to be collected were turned over to them. (2)		[[Image:thirdstreet.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Land behind this chain link fence was once the Third Street Cemetery.]]The cemetery was used by the Catholic community of Dubuque from the 1830s until around 1880. In the spring of 1866 a committee interested in the improvement of the cemetery met to take down the old fence and install a new one. A committee of three was also created to handle the finances of the cemetery. All monies that had been collected and information on accounts to be collected were turned over to them. (2)

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	In August 1877 the Third Street Cemetery Committee announced that they were preparing a list of those who had and those who had not contributed to the cemetery improvement fund. The writers of the ''Dubuque Herald'' commented "a little daylight let into this matter will be healthy and show up facts and figures." (13)		In August 1877 the Third Street Cemetery Committee announced that they were preparing a list of those who had and those who had not contributed to the cemetery improvement fund. The writers of the ''Dubuque Herald'' commented "a little daylight let into this matter will be healthy and show up facts and figures." (13)

	In April 1879, the ''Dubuque Herald'' noted that in the previous year forty-eight bodies had been moved from the Third Street Cemetery to other sites. One had been taken to the New Mellary cemetery and the others to the Key West cemetery. Eight of these belonged to the Quigley family. (14) ~~In December of that year~~, ~~the ''Dubuque Herald'' reported~~ that ~~trees growing in~~ the ~~cemetery~~ had been ~~cut down and removed for firewood~~. (15)		In April 1879, the ''Dubuque Herald'' noted that in the previous year forty-eight bodies had been moved from the Third Street Cemetery to other sites. One had been taken to the New Mellary cemetery and the others to the Key West cemetery. Eight of these belonged to the Quigley family. (14) As bodies were removed, it was discovered that the land had never been ceded by the United States government. It was remedied when Congress passed an act giving the property to the Catholic Church in Dubuque. (15)

	The last documented interment (recorded in the city death records) occurred in 1880. (16)		The last documented interment (recorded in the city death records) occurred in 1880. (16)
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	14. "Caught on the Fly," ''Dubuque Herald'', April 6, 1879, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18790406&printsec=frontpage&hl=en		14. "Caught on the Fly," ''Dubuque Herald'', April 6, 1879, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18790406&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

	15. "~~Caught on the Fly~~," ''~~Dubuque~~ Herald'', ~~December 5~~, ~~1879~~, p. ~~4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18791205&printsec=frontpage&hl=en~~		15. "Kelly's Bluff, Its Ancient Cemetery, and Foundation of Proposed But Abandoned Seminary; History," ''The Telegraph-Herald'', October 25, 1914, p. 25

	16. "Bioarchaeology and History..."		16. "Bioarchaeology and History..."

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	[[Image:OLDMAP.png\|left\|thumb\|~~250px~~\|1889 map of Dubuque by H Wellge showing the cemetery as an oval section in the center of he map. Photo courtesy: Constance Cherba]]		[[Image:OLDMAP.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|1889 map of Dubuque by H Wellge showing the cemetery as an oval section in the center of he map. Photo courtesy: Constance Cherba]]
	[[Image:IMG_5218.JPG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Plat Map (1906)]]THIRD STREET CEMETERY. Also known as the “Kelly's Bluff Cemetery,” “The Old Catholic Cemetery,” or “St. Raphael’s Cemetery,” the site was located on the bluff between Third Street and Dodge in an area bordered by Cardiff, Third, and St. Mary [[STREETS]]. The site had been largely forgotten until July 2007 when the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist Burial Program was contacted by the [[DUBUQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT]]. A man walking his dog had discovered human bones. The site was the southern half of a bluff that had once been the location of the St. Dominic Villa, constructed in the late 1940s by the Sinsinawa Dominican sisters. The building had been razed by developer A. J. Spiegel in anticipation of the development of a condominium. The lawn of the old Villa extended into the old cemetery; heavy machinery used in the demolition and grading of the site had scattered the remains. (1)		[[Image:IMG_5218.JPG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Plat Map (1906)]]THIRD STREET CEMETERY. Also known as the “Kelly's Bluff Cemetery,” “The Old Catholic Cemetery,” or “St. Raphael’s Cemetery,” the site was located on the bluff between Third Street and Dodge in an area bordered by Cardiff, Third, and St. Mary [[STREETS]]. The site had been largely forgotten until July 2007 when the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist Burial Program was contacted by the [[DUBUQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT]]. A man walking his dog had discovered human bones. The site was the southern half of a bluff that had once been the location of the St. Dominic Villa, constructed in the late 1940s by the Sinsinawa Dominican sisters. The building had been razed by developer A. J. Spiegel in anticipation of the development of a condominium. The lawn of the old Villa extended into the old cemetery; heavy machinery used in the demolition and grading of the site had scattered the remains. (1)

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	[[Image:IMG_5218.JPG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Plat Map (1906)]]THIRD STREET CEMETERY. Also known as the “Kelly's Bluff Cemetery,” “The Old Catholic Cemetery,” or “St. Raphael’s Cemetery,” the site was located on the bluff between Third Street and Dodge in an area bordered by Cardiff, Third, and St. Mary [[STREETS]]. The site had been largely forgotten until July 2007 when the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist Burial Program was contacted by the [[DUBUQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT]]. A man walking his dog had discovered human bones. The site was the southern half of a bluff that had once been the location of the St. Dominic Villa, constructed in the late 1940s by the Sinsinawa Dominican sisters. The building had been razed by developer A. J. Spiegel in anticipation of the development of a condominium. The lawn of the old Villa extended into the old cemetery; heavy machinery used in the demolition and grading of the site had scattered the remains. (1)		[[Image:IMG_5218.JPG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Plat Map (1906)]]THIRD STREET CEMETERY. Also known as the “Kelly's Bluff Cemetery,” “The Old Catholic Cemetery,” or “St. Raphael’s Cemetery,” the site was located on the bluff between Third Street and Dodge in an area bordered by Cardiff, Third, and St. Mary [[STREETS]]. The site had been largely forgotten until July 2007 when the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist Burial Program was contacted by the [[DUBUQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT]]. A man walking his dog had discovered human bones. The site was the southern half of a bluff that had once been the location of the St. Dominic Villa, constructed in the late 1940s by the Sinsinawa Dominican sisters. The building had been razed by developer A. J. Spiegel in anticipation of the development of a condominium. The lawn of the old Villa extended into the old cemetery; heavy machinery used in the demolition and grading of the site had scattered the remains. (1)

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	Reverend Loras Otting, director of archives and historical records for the [[ARCHDIOCESE OF DUBUQUE]] noted a typical day’s burial entry: (5)		Reverend Loras Otting, director of archives and historical records for the [[ARCHDIOCESE OF DUBUQUE]] noted a typical day’s burial entry: (5)

	~~“Burials~~ N. 13, 14, 15, 17.
			Burials N. 13, 14, 15, 17.
	Note: four persons have been		Note: four persons have been
	buried in the graveyard and		buried in the graveyard and
	no names were given. They		no names were given. They
	newcomers and they died		newcomers and they died
	by the cholera.”		by the cholera.

	[[Image:kellym.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]By the time the burial ground fell out of use, 5,000-6,000 may have been interred there. An incomplete funeral register from [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]] (1839 to 1856) provided the names of almost 700 parishioners who may have been buried at Third Street. (6)		[[Image:kellym.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]By the time the burial ground fell out of use, 5,000-6,000 may have been interred there. An incomplete funeral register from [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]] (1839 to 1856) provided the names of almost 700 parishioners who may have been buried at Third Street. (6)

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	Reverend Loras Otting, director of archives and historical records for the [[ARCHDIOCESE OF DUBUQUE]] noted a typical day’s burial entry: (5)		Reverend Loras Otting, director of archives and historical records for the [[ARCHDIOCESE OF DUBUQUE]] noted a typical day’s burial entry: (5)

	“Burials N. 13, 14, 15, 17. Note: four persons		“Burials N. 13, 14, 15, 17.
	have been buried in the graveyard and no names		Note: four persons have been
	were given. They ~~were~~ newcomers and they died		buried in the graveyard and
	by the cholera.”		no names were given. They
			newcomers and they died
			by the cholera.”

	[[Image:kellym.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]By the time the burial ground fell out of use, 5,000-6,000 may have been interred there. An incomplete funeral register from [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]] (1839 to 1856) provided the names of almost 700 parishioners who may have been buried at Third Street. (6)		[[Image:kellym.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]By the time the burial ground fell out of use, 5,000-6,000 may have been interred there. An incomplete funeral register from [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]] (1839 to 1856) provided the names of almost 700 parishioners who may have been buried at Third Street. (6)

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	The cemetery was not officially closed after 1880, and the Archdiocese never issued an order for the removal of the remains. Turn-of-the-century newspaper articles about the new cemetery, [[MOUNT OLIVET CEMETERY]], mention plans to move the graves from Third Street, but there is no record that these removals ever happened. Individual families disinterred their loved ones from the bluff over time, but the majority of the graves remained. By the 1930s, the community believed only a few graves still existed. (17)		The cemetery was not officially closed after 1880, and the Archdiocese never issued an order for the removal of the remains. Turn-of-the-century newspaper articles about the new cemetery, [[MOUNT OLIVET CEMETERY]], mention plans to move the graves from Third Street, but there is no record that these removals ever happened. Individual families disinterred their loved ones from the bluff over time, but the majority of the graves remained. By the 1930s, the community believed only a few graves still existed. (17)

	[[Image:ScanAA.jpeg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|St. Dominic Villa. Photo courtesy: Center for Dubuque History]]In ~~1946,~~ the ~~property was sold to the Sinsinawa Dominicans, who built the Saint Dominic Villa to the south of the cemetery lots. Eleven or twelve graves~~ were ~~removed from the Third Street Cemetery at this time~~, and ~~re-interred~~ in the Third Street section of Mt. Olivet Cemetery. According to eyewitness testimony gathered during depositions for a lawsuit concerning the property, many more graves were destroyed during the creation of a lawn for the Villa around 1948. (18)		[[Image:ScanAA.jpeg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|St. Dominic Villa. Photo courtesy: Center for Dubuque History]]In 1939 the Telegraph-Herald reported that there were still about forty markers, tombstones and monuments still standing in the cemetery. (18)

	~~[[Image:marker1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|]]~~In ~~1959 an old graveyard marker was uncovered that was believed to have come from the cemetery. Hand-carved and made of Farley stone~~, the ~~stone carried no inscription. The post weighed between 400-500 pounds and~~ was ~~six feet long and fourteen inches on each side. In~~ the ~~late 1960s~~, the ~~Dominican sisters sold~~ the ~~portions~~ of the cemetery ~~property closest to~~ Third Street. ~~More~~ graves were ~~disturbed~~ during the ~~construction~~ of ~~Kelly’s Bluff Condominiums in~~ the ~~1970s, and during landscaping on private property in 1994~~. (19)		In 1946, the property was sold to the Sinsinawa Dominicans, who built the Saint Dominic Villa to the south of the cemetery lots. Eleven or twelve graves were removed from the Third Street Cemetery at this time, and re-interred in the Third Street section of Mt. Olivet Cemetery. According to eyewitness testimony gathered during depositions for a lawsuit concerning the property, many more graves were destroyed during the creation of a lawn for the Villa around 1948. (19)

	~~The Villa~~ was ~~closed in 1964 after a new convent~~ was ~~constructed at Sinsinawa~~, ~~Wisconsin~~. The ~~remaining Villa property~~ was ~~sold in 2002 for $1.5 million to A. J. Spiegel whose River Pointe Development LLC was planning a condominium development~~ on ~~the site~~. In ~~2007~~, ~~after earth-moving activities, exposed human bones were discovered on~~ the ~~property. A team from~~ the ~~Office of the State Archaeologist, University of Iowa, excavated over 900 burials from approximately one-fourth~~ of the cemetery ~~between 2007 and 2011~~. ~~Poor record keeping and the removal or natural decomposition of wooden markers contributed to~~ the ~~likelihood~~ of ~~newer burials disturbing older interments, leading to stacked burials, or~~ in ~~some cases,~~ the ~~commingling of multiple individuals in one burial shaft~~, ~~while the cemetery was~~ in ~~active use~~. (20~~) Some graves still remained on the bluff. (21~~)		[[Image:marker1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|]]In 1959 an old graveyard marker was uncovered that was believed to have come from the cemetery. Hand-carved and made of Farley stone, the stone carried no inscription. The post weighed between 400-500 pounds and was six feet long and fourteen inches on each side. In the late 1960s, the Dominican sisters sold the portions of the cemetery property closest to Third Street. More graves were disturbed during the construction of Kelly’s Bluff Condominiums in the 1970s, and during landscaping on private property in 1994. (20)

	[[Image:tsc.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|]]According to Iowa Burial Law, any body 150-years-old or older is considered ancient and must be treated according to the law. A judge ruled that every potential body found in the former Third Street Cemetery be treated as ancient, so archaeologists studied the remains before turning them over to Pat Leonard, a Dubuque funeral director. (22) Iowa law also dictated that the property owner was liable for the expenses of reburial. A. J. Spiegel paid for all body-recovery costs estimated at $1,000 for each of the 900 found. (23) In September 2009, Spiegel sued Sinsinawa Dominican Inc. claiming that they did not reveal that the property they sold to him contained additional graves, his costs of relocating the remains, and the loss of use of the site. (24) The human remains were reburied in the Third Street Cemetery section of Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the last graveside service taking place in September 2013. (25)		The Villa was closed in 1964 after a new convent was constructed at Sinsinawa, Wisconsin. The remaining Villa property was sold in 2002 for $1.5 million to A. J. Spiegel whose River Pointe Development LLC was planning a condominium development on the site. In 2007, after earth-moving activities, exposed human bones were discovered on the property. A team from the Office of the State Archaeologist, University of Iowa, excavated over 900 burials from approximately one-fourth of the cemetery between 2007 and 2011. Poor record keeping and the removal or natural decomposition of wooden markers contributed to the likelihood of newer burials disturbing older interments, leading to stacked burials, or in some cases, the commingling of multiple individuals in one burial shaft, while the cemetery was in active use. (21) Some graves still remained on the bluff. (22)

			[[Image:tsc.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|]]According to Iowa Burial Law, any body 150-years-old or older is considered ancient and must be treated according to the law. A judge ruled that every potential body found in the former Third Street Cemetery be treated as ancient, so archaeologists studied the remains before turning them over to Pat Leonard, a Dubuque funeral director. (23) Iowa law also dictated that the property owner was liable for the expenses of reburial. A. J. Spiegel paid for all body-recovery costs estimated at $1,000 for each of the 900 found. (24) In September 2009, Spiegel sued Sinsinawa Dominican Inc. claiming that they did not reveal that the property they sold to him contained additional graves, his costs of relocating the remains, and the loss of use of the site. (25) The human remains were reburied in the Third Street Cemetery section of Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the last graveside service taking place in September 2013. (26)


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	17. Ibid.		17. Ibid.

	18. ~~Ibid~~.		18. "Old Cemetery Being Reclaimed," ''Telegraph-Herald'', June 11, 1939, p. 5

			19. "Bioarchaeology and History..."

	19. Ibid.		20. Ibid.

	20. Humanities and Social Sciences Online : http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/logbrowse.pl?trx=vx&list=H-Iowa&month=1110&week=b&msg=UKO/FyA3CfhcU2xxaekizQ		21. Humanities and Social Sciences Online : http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/logbrowse.pl?trx=vx&list=H-Iowa&month=1110&week=b&msg=UKO/FyA3CfhcU2xxaekizQ

	21. Ibid.		22. Ibid.

	22. Habegger, Becca. "Human Remains in Dubuque to Be Reburied," KWWL.com, Nov. 16, 2010. Online: http://www.kwwl.com/story/13516416/human-remains-in-dubuque-to-be-re-buried		23. Habegger, Becca. "Human Remains in Dubuque to Be Reburied," KWWL.com, Nov. 16, 2010. Online: http://www.kwwl.com/story/13516416/human-remains-in-dubuque-to-be-re-buried

	23. Crumb, Michael J. "Forgotten Iowa Cemetery Stops Condo Plan," Daily Reporter.com, September 22, 2009. Online: http://dailyreporter.com/2009/09/22/forgotten-iowa-cemetery-stops-condo-plan/		24. Crumb, Michael J. "Forgotten Iowa Cemetery Stops Condo Plan," Daily Reporter.com, September 22, 2009. Online: http://dailyreporter.com/2009/09/22/forgotten-iowa-cemetery-stops-condo-plan/

	24.Ibid.		25.Ibid.

	25."Bioarchaeology and History..."		26."Bioarchaeology and History..."

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	By the time the burial ground fell out of use, 5,000-6,000 may have been interred there. An incomplete funeral register from [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]] (1839 to 1856) provided the names of almost 700 parishioners who may have been buried at Third Street. (6)		[[Image:kellym.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]By the time the burial ground fell out of use, 5,000-6,000 may have been interred there. An incomplete funeral register from [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]] (1839 to 1856) provided the names of almost 700 parishioners who may have been buried at Third Street. (6)

	A few entries in the St. Raphael’s register indicate that people had been buried without the families paying for the lots or notifying the clergy. Some of these were recent arrivals in the city and some had died of [[CHOLERA]]. These entries, which account for only 28 of the deaths listed in the register, gave rise to exaggerated stories of surreptitious burials and cholera-related mass graves in the bluff-top cemetery. (7)		A few entries in the St. Raphael’s register indicate that people had been buried without the families paying for the lots or notifying the clergy. Some of these were recent arrivals in the city and some had died of [[CHOLERA]]. These entries, which account for only 28 of the deaths listed in the register, gave rise to exaggerated stories of surreptitious burials and cholera-related mass graves in the bluff-top cemetery. (7)

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	[[Image:OLDMAP.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|1889 map of Dubuque by H Wellge showing the cemetery as an oval section in the center of he map. Photo courtesy: Constance Cherba]]		[[Image:OLDMAP.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|1889 map of Dubuque by H Wellge showing the cemetery as an oval section in the center of he map. Photo courtesy: Constance Cherba]]
	[[Image:IMG_5218.JPG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Plat Map (1906)]]THIRD STREET CEMETERY. Also known as the ~~“Kelly~~'~~s Bluff~~ Cemetery,” “The Old Catholic Cemetery,” or “St. Raphael’s Cemetery,” the site was located on the bluff between Third Street and Dodge in an area bordered by Cardiff, Third, and St. Mary [[STREETS]]. The site had been largely forgotten until July 2007 when the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist Burial Program was contacted by the [[DUBUQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT]]. A man walking his dog had discovered human bones. The site was the southern half of a bluff that had once been the location of the St. Dominic Villa, constructed in the late 1940s by the Sinsinawa Dominican sisters. The building had been razed by developer A. J. Spiegel in anticipation of the development of a condominium. The lawn of the old Villa extended into the old cemetery; heavy machinery used in the demolition and grading of the site had scattered the remains. (1)		[[Image:IMG_5218.JPG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Plat Map (1906)]]THIRD STREET CEMETERY. Also known as the “[[KELLY'S BLUFF]] Cemetery,” “The Old Catholic Cemetery,” or “St. Raphael’s Cemetery,” the site was located on the bluff between Third Street and Dodge in an area bordered by Cardiff, Third, and St. Mary [[STREETS]]. The site had been largely forgotten until July 2007 when the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist Burial Program was contacted by the [[DUBUQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT]]. A man walking his dog had discovered human bones. The site was the southern half of a bluff that had once been the location of the St. Dominic Villa, constructed in the late 1940s by the Sinsinawa Dominican sisters. The building had been razed by developer A. J. Spiegel in anticipation of the development of a condominium. The lawn of the old Villa extended into the old cemetery; heavy machinery used in the demolition and grading of the site had scattered the remains. (1)

	[[Image:thirdstreet.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Land behind this chain link fence was once the Third Street Cemetery.]]The cemetery was used by the Catholic community of Dubuque from the 1830s until around 1880. In the spring of 1866 a committee interested in the improvement of the cemetery met to take down the old fence and install a new one. A committee of three was also created to handle the finances of the cemetery. All monies that had been collected and information on accounts to be collected were turned over to them. (2)		[[Image:thirdstreet.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Land behind this chain link fence was once the Third Street Cemetery.]]The cemetery was used by the Catholic community of Dubuque from the 1830s until around 1880. In the spring of 1866 a committee interested in the improvement of the cemetery met to take down the old fence and install a new one. A committee of three was also created to handle the finances of the cemetery. All monies that had been collected and information on accounts to be collected were turned over to them. (2)