Encyclopedia Dubuque
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WALLS
WALLS. Visitors to Dubuque are quick to recognize the many walls on thew hills surrounding the downtown area. Occasionally they collapse and then the question of ownership is made.
At this time (1896/1897) the city had built or was building a number of high, strong stone walls to hold the bluffs here and there. (1)
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Source:
1. Oldt, Franklin T., History of Dubuque County Iowa. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1880. Online: http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/franklin-t-oldt/history-of-dubuque-county-iowa-being-a-general-survey-of-dubuque-county-histor-tdl/page-22-history-of-dubuque-county-iowa-being-a-general-survey-of-dubuque-county-histor-tdl.shtml