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EAGLE POINT, DUBUQUE AND GRANT COUNTY FERRY. In 1884 a company with | EAGLE POINT, DUBUQUE AND GRANT COUNTY FERRY. In 1884 a company with capital of one hundred thousand dollars was formed to make important improvements at and near [[EAGLE POINT]]. They cut a canal 350 feet long and 40 feet wide through the island opposite Eagle Point and constructed piling to the mainland at Smeed's bottom. They had docks built and a ferry boat placed in operation called the Eagle Point, Dubuque & Grant County Ferry. | ||
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Oldt, Franklin T. ''History of Dubuque County'' | Oldt, Franklin T. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa.''' http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/franklin-t-oldt/history-of-dubuque-county-iowa-being-a-general-survey-of-dubuque-county-histor-tdl/page-26-history-of-dubuque-county-iowa-being-a-general-survey-of-dubuque-county-histor-tdl.shtml | ||
[[Category: Ferry Companies]] | [[Category: Ferry Companies]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:16, 13 September 2017
EAGLE POINT, DUBUQUE AND GRANT COUNTY FERRY. In 1884 a company with capital of one hundred thousand dollars was formed to make important improvements at and near EAGLE POINT. They cut a canal 350 feet long and 40 feet wide through the island opposite Eagle Point and constructed piling to the mainland at Smeed's bottom. They had docks built and a ferry boat placed in operation called the Eagle Point, Dubuque & Grant County Ferry.
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Oldt, Franklin T. History of Dubuque County, Iowa. http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/franklin-t-oldt/history-of-dubuque-county-iowa-being-a-general-survey-of-dubuque-county-histor-tdl/page-26-history-of-dubuque-county-iowa-being-a-general-survey-of-dubuque-county-histor-tdl.shtml