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To improve Jackson Square a music stand or pagoda in the park similar to the one planned for Washington Square was constructed in 1877. Heer and Naesher won the contract for the $150 building project. Ten people donated funds. | To improve Jackson Square a music stand or pagoda in the park similar to the one planned for Washington Square was constructed in 1877. Heer and Naesher won the contract for the $150 building project. Ten people donated funds. | ||
The pagoda, dedicated by Congressman [[HENDERSON, DAVID B | The pagoda, dedicated by Congressman [[HENDERSON, DAVID B|David B HENDERSON]], was an immediate favorite of the neighborhood. Due to neglect, however, the structure lasted only twenty years before it was torn down and sold for scrap. A memorial fountain to honor Judge [[LACY, Benjamin|Benjamin LACY]] was added to the park in 1913. (Photo Courtesy: http://www.dubuquepostcards.com) | ||
Revision as of 13:07, 22 July 2008
JACKSON PARK. Once Dubuque's first designated cemetery. The area now known as Jackson Park was used as a cemetery beginning with the early settlement in 1833. During a CHOLERA outbreak in the summer of 1852, demands for a new burial site led to the cemetery being condemned. In 1858 tombstones were removed. The bodies were reburied in LINWOOD CEMETERY in 1867.
The first efforts to reestablish the area into a natural setting were not completely successful. Skeletons occasionally washed to the surface after heavy rains. On July 5, 1869, the Daily Times reported that thoughtless boys were allowed to play 'shinny' with leg bones pulled from piles left by renovation efforts of William REBMAN renovation efforts at what was then called Jackson Square.
To improve Jackson Square a music stand or pagoda in the park similar to the one planned for Washington Square was constructed in 1877. Heer and Naesher won the contract for the $150 building project. Ten people donated funds.
The pagoda, dedicated by Congressman David B HENDERSON, was an immediate favorite of the neighborhood. Due to neglect, however, the structure lasted only twenty years before it was torn down and sold for scrap. A memorial fountain to honor Judge Benjamin LACY was added to the park in 1913. (Photo Courtesy: http://www.dubuquepostcards.com)