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RHOMBERG MILL. Known for many years previously as the Morris Flour Mill, the building was located along the Sageville Road.  It was destroyed by fire on January 8, 1943.
RHOMBERG MILL. In 1852 Harvey Thompson constructed a six-story flour mill along the Little Maquoketa River north of Dubuque near Sageville. His widow sold the [[THOMPSON MILL]] and the surrounding to land to [[RHOMBERG, Joseph A.|Joseph A. RHOMBERG]] in November 1890. (1) Known for many years as the Morris Flour Mill, the building was located along the Sageville Road.  It was destroyed by fire on January 8, 1943. (2)


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"Dubuque Landmark Destroyed by Fire," Telegraph Herald, January 10, 1943, p. 5, Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5mBFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LLwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3264,6624831&dq=fires+dubuque&hl=en
1. Meyer, Jeff. "Sageville Saga," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 10, 2016, p. 8
 
2. "Dubuque Landmark Destroyed by Fire," ''Telegraph Herald'', January 10, 1943, p. 5, Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5mBFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LLwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3264,6624831&dq=fires+dubuque&hl=en


[[Category: Flour and Feed]]
[[Category: Flour and Feed]]

Revision as of 20:46, 4 December 2017

RHOMBERG MILL. In 1852 Harvey Thompson constructed a six-story flour mill along the Little Maquoketa River north of Dubuque near Sageville. His widow sold the THOMPSON MILL and the surrounding to land to Joseph A. RHOMBERG in November 1890. (1) Known for many years as the Morris Flour Mill, the building was located along the Sageville Road. It was destroyed by fire on January 8, 1943. (2)

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1. Meyer, Jeff. "Sageville Saga," Telegraph Herald, May 10, 2016, p. 8

2. "Dubuque Landmark Destroyed by Fire," Telegraph Herald, January 10, 1943, p. 5, Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5mBFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LLwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3264,6624831&dq=fires+dubuque&hl=en