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[[Image:dhic.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]DUBUQUE HARBOR IMPROVEMENT COMPANY. In 1854-55, the Harbor Improvement Company was organized for filling in the sloughs and effecting other improvements necessitated by the growth and wealth of the city. The company represented a large investment of capital and were conducted by men of financial ability and experience. The work done by them had lasting value, but the officers decided to discontinue active operations when a financial panic struck the city around 1857. | [[Image:dhic.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]DUBUQUE HARBOR IMPROVEMENT COMPANY. In 1854-55, the Harbor Improvement Company was organized for filling in the sloughs and effecting other improvements necessitated by the growth and wealth of the city. The company represented a large investment of capital and were conducted by men of financial ability and experience. The work done by them had lasting value, but the officers decided to discontinue active operations when a financial panic struck the city around 1857. | ||
The Dubuque City Directory of 1857-1858 liste4d as officers of the company: [[LANGWORTHY, | The Dubuque City Directory of 1857-1858 liste4d as officers of the company: [[LANGWORTHY, Lucias Hart|Lucius Hart LANGWORTHY]], President; Samuel Duncan, Secretary; Ed. A. Lull, Treasurer. | ||
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DUBUQUE HARBOR IMPROVEMENT COMPANY. In 1854-55, the Harbor Improvement Company was organized for filling in the sloughs and effecting other improvements necessitated by the growth and wealth of the city. The company represented a large investment of capital and were conducted by men of financial ability and experience. The work done by them had lasting value, but the officers decided to discontinue active operations when a financial panic struck the city around 1857.
The Dubuque City Directory of 1857-1858 liste4d as officers of the company: Lucius Hart LANGWORTHY, President; Samuel Duncan, Secretary; Ed. A. Lull, Treasurer.
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Source:
Oldt, Franklin T., History of Dubuque County, Iowa
Dubuque City Directory, 1857-1858