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| According to an article in the ''Telegraph Herald'', the five-day celebration was the largest in the history of Dubuque. An estimated 15,000 people attended the army show at [[MELODY MILL]] on Sunday afternoon with thousands more unable to reach the grounds due to traffic jams.
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| Crowds estimated at 10,000 visited the lock site to witness the dedication ceremony and 10,000 more gathered at [[EAGLE POINT PARK]] to review the parade of river boats and hear the speeches over the loud speaker system connected to the War Department boat "Ellen" where the ceremony took place at the lock chamber.
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| The largest crowd, however, witnessed the parade opening the celebration on Wednesday. Estimates as high as 50,000 lined the 27 blocks of the parade route.
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| Other events of the sesquicentennial also attracted enormous crowds. The final performance of the pageant, :Under Five Flags," on Sunday night brought the total attendance for the five evenings to 20,000. The Children's Day Parade on Thursday drew 3,000. Railroad exhibits attracted over 8,000 during the five days and the Agriculture Day festivities on Friday drew another 1,000.
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| Miss Hazel Skemp, the event queen, christened the lock and dam with a bottle of water containing water from both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The water had been brought to Dubuque several years before by [[BISSELL, Richard|Richard BISSELL]] after an ocean cruise.
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Revision as of 03:38, 9 May 2011
SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. Dubuque's 150th anniversary led to organizations sponsoring many projects. The Dubuque Stamp Club offered several special envelopes.
