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[[Image:redbridge.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Postcard]]RED BRIDGE. The "Red Bridge" is a railroad bridge across [[CATFISH CREEK]] below the [[JULIEN DUBUQUE MONUMENT]]. | [[Image:redbridge.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Postcard]]RED BRIDGE. The "Red Bridge" is a railroad bridge across [[CATFISH CREEK]] below the [[JULIEN DUBUQUE MONUMENT]]. The red bridge was the scene of a picnic for fifty young Dubuque businessmen in August, 1888. In 1895 three men were seen beating a fourth man near the bridge. The witnesses, heading home from church, were then attacked. After help arrived, the "desperadoes" escaped apparently knowing the territory better than the law officials. (1) In December of the same year, Frank Jess, a local attorney, avoided death while skating. He broke through the ice, but was pulled to safety by a friend. Jeff skated back to the city and recovered. (2) | ||
"Red bridges" were also found north of Dubuque, near Central City, Iowa and in Wisconsin. | |||
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1. "Three Desperadoes," ''The Dubuque Herald'', October 3, 1895, p. 8 | |||
2. "A Lawyer Soaked," ''The Dubuque Herald'', December 11, 1895, p. 8 | |||
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Revision as of 18:39, 19 February 2018
RED BRIDGE. The "Red Bridge" is a railroad bridge across CATFISH CREEK below the JULIEN DUBUQUE MONUMENT. The red bridge was the scene of a picnic for fifty young Dubuque businessmen in August, 1888. In 1895 three men were seen beating a fourth man near the bridge. The witnesses, heading home from church, were then attacked. After help arrived, the "desperadoes" escaped apparently knowing the territory better than the law officials. (1) In December of the same year, Frank Jess, a local attorney, avoided death while skating. He broke through the ice, but was pulled to safety by a friend. Jeff skated back to the city and recovered. (2)
"Red bridges" were also found north of Dubuque, near Central City, Iowa and in Wisconsin.
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Source:
1. "Three Desperadoes," The Dubuque Herald, October 3, 1895, p. 8
2. "A Lawyer Soaked," The Dubuque Herald, December 11, 1895, p. 8