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Kimbel moved to Dubuque around 1880. (2) purchased the steamer "Eagle Point" and used it to transport goods and people between Dubuque and Dunleith (later East Dubuque), Illinois. For several years after the "Eagle Point" was no longer in operation, he also operated to tow boats. (3) In 1898 he petitioned the city council for $400.00 to assist him in operating the Eagle Point ferry. (4) | Kimbel moved to Dubuque around 1880. (2) purchased the steamer "Eagle Point" and used it to transport goods and people between Dubuque and Dunleith (later East Dubuque), Illinois. For several years after the "Eagle Point" was no longer in operation, he also operated to tow boats. (3) In 1898 he petitioned the city council for $400.00 to assist him in operating the Eagle Point ferry. (4) | ||
In 1890 Kimbel purchased an 80 acre island north of the present [[EAGLE POINT PARK]]. Once the owner, he began the construction of a large dance hall saloon and 13-room home for his family. | In 1890 Kimbel purchased an 80 acre island north of the present [[EAGLE POINT PARK]]. Once the owner, he began the construction of a large dance hall saloon and 13-room home for his family. As [[KIMBEL'S PARK]] developed it featured free attractions including two white diving horses, hypnotists, dance bands, a band shell and bowling alley. The park even offered a cell-like structure in which intoxicated people were placed temporarily to regain their senses. (5) Couples paid five cents per dance, the same price charged for a 20-ounce mug of beer or the fare from [[EAGLE POINT]] to the island. | ||
Married four times and outliving all but his fourth wife, Kimbel was the father of twenty-three children. He received a personal letter from the President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, to recognize the birth of his 23rd child. ( | Married four times and outliving all but his fourth wife, Kimbel was the father of twenty-three children. He received a personal letter and gift of $100 from the President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, to recognize the birth of his 23rd child. (6) In 1902 upon the birth of his fourth grand-daughter, the ''Bellevue Leader'' reported: | ||
Adolph Kimbel is feeling more than proud | Adolph Kimbel is feeling more than proud | ||
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Fengler, says he doesn't care whether the ferry | Fengler, says he doesn't care whether the ferry | ||
boat runs or not next summer. He is the grandpa | boat runs or not next summer. He is the grandpa | ||
of four girls. ( | of four girls. (7) | ||
Kimbel's body was brought to Bellevue on the steamer Potosi. Internment was in the north cemetery. ( | Kimbel's body was brought to Bellevue on the steamer Potosi. Internment was in the north cemetery. (8) | ||
Competition from Eagle Point Park, [[UNION PARK]], and the ability to travel outside of Dubuque across the [[HIGH BRIDGE]] proved too much to keep the park in operation. Soon after Kimbel's death, the park was sold at auction several times before the land was purchased by the federal government prior to the construction of the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]]. (9) | |||
See: [[KIMBEL, Albert L.|Albert L. KIMBEL]] | See: [[KIMBEL, Albert L.|Albert L. KIMBEL]] | ||
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4. "City Council," ''Dubuque Daily Herald'', April 13, 1898, p. 2 | 4. "City Council," ''Dubuque Daily Herald'', April 13, 1898, p. 2 | ||
5. Tigges | 5. "Action Line," ''Telegraph Herald'', March 21, 1977 | ||
6. Dahlinger, Mark. "Shoot-Em-Up Shell Games in the Mid-Mississippi," ''Telegraph Herald'', | |||
7. Tigges | |||
8. "Adolph Kimbel Proud Father," ''Bellevue Leader'', February 27, 1902 Online: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=museum_quilts&id=I3902 | |||
9. Dahlinger | |||
[[Category: Business Leader]] | [[Category: Business Leader]] | ||
[[Category: River Men]] | [[Category: River Men]] | ||
Revision as of 13:37, 24 May 2017
Family History: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=museum_quilts&id=I3313
KIMBEL, Richard. (Saxony, Germany, May 20, 1840--Kimbel's Island, June 18,1910). Kimbel, at the age of seven, and his parents immigrated to America and settled in Galena. Skills learned about FERRYBOATS he used in Bellevue, Iowa where the 1879 Jackson County History listed him as a livery and feed stable operator, a proprietor of a river ferry and a dealer in fine stock. He operated the only dray in the community. Although elected constable, he did not accept the position. He was listed as a contractor of the river road and distributed the ties from Gordon's Ferry to Sabula. While living in Bellevue, Kimbel owned 220 acres in Illinois. (1)
Kimbel moved to Dubuque around 1880. (2) purchased the steamer "Eagle Point" and used it to transport goods and people between Dubuque and Dunleith (later East Dubuque), Illinois. For several years after the "Eagle Point" was no longer in operation, he also operated to tow boats. (3) In 1898 he petitioned the city council for $400.00 to assist him in operating the Eagle Point ferry. (4)
In 1890 Kimbel purchased an 80 acre island north of the present EAGLE POINT PARK. Once the owner, he began the construction of a large dance hall saloon and 13-room home for his family. As KIMBEL'S PARK developed it featured free attractions including two white diving horses, hypnotists, dance bands, a band shell and bowling alley. The park even offered a cell-like structure in which intoxicated people were placed temporarily to regain their senses. (5) Couples paid five cents per dance, the same price charged for a 20-ounce mug of beer or the fare from EAGLE POINT to the island.
Married four times and outliving all but his fourth wife, Kimbel was the father of twenty-three children. He received a personal letter and gift of $100 from the President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, to recognize the birth of his 23rd child. (6) In 1902 upon the birth of his fourth grand-daughter, the Bellevue Leader reported:
Adolph Kimbel is feeling more than proud
today. He is the father of twin girl babies.
A day or two later Mrs. George Fengler presented
her husband with twin girl babies also; and now
Capt. Kimbel, who is father of Adolph and Mrs.
Fengler, says he doesn't care whether the ferry
boat runs or not next summer. He is the grandpa
of four girls. (7)
Kimbel's body was brought to Bellevue on the steamer Potosi. Internment was in the north cemetery. (8)
Competition from Eagle Point Park, UNION PARK, and the ability to travel outside of Dubuque across the HIGH BRIDGE proved too much to keep the park in operation. Soon after Kimbel's death, the park was sold at auction several times before the land was purchased by the federal government prior to the construction of the ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM. (9)
See: Albert L. KIMBEL
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Source:
1. The History of Jackson County, Iowa, Chicago, Western Historical Company, 1879, p. 667
2. "Captain Kimbel, Pioneer River Man," Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, June 19, 1910. Online: http://p8080-10.30.40.140.ezproxy.dubuque.lib.ia.us/ResCarta-Web/jsp/RcWebImageViewer.jsp?doc_id=76d75574-3467-4ecf-9df4-c2b7da149f1e/ResCarta/00000005/00000506
3. Tigges, John. "Richard Kimbel's Park Big Draw in Late 1890s," Telegraph Herald, July 19, 2005, p. 1C
4. "City Council," Dubuque Daily Herald, April 13, 1898, p. 2
5. "Action Line," Telegraph Herald, March 21, 1977
6. Dahlinger, Mark. "Shoot-Em-Up Shell Games in the Mid-Mississippi," Telegraph Herald,
7. Tigges
8. "Adolph Kimbel Proud Father," Bellevue Leader, February 27, 1902 Online: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=museum_quilts&id=I3902
9. Dahlinger