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19 July 2008

• 19:4019:40, 19 July 2008 diff hist +2,633 N FAIRS New page: FAIRS. Early fairs in Dubuque encouraged advancement in agriculture. The first fair was held in 1855, one year after the organization of the Dubuque County Agricultural Society. Small loca...
• 19:3619:36, 19 July 2008 diff hist +535 N FAIRBANKS, Josiah New page: FAIRBANKS, Josiah. (Harvard, MA, July 17, 1818--Dubuque, IA, Feb. 21, 1910). Shipper and baker. Fairbanks came to Dubuque in 1856. One of his first shipping contracts called for transporti...
• 19:3519:35, 19 July 2008 diff hist +746 N FABER, Urban "Red" New page: FABER, Urban "Red" (Cascade, IA, Sept. 6, 1888--Chicago, IL, Sept. 15, 1976). Baseball player. Faber, the last legal spitball pitcher, was named to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown...
• 19:3319:33, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,956 N F.I.S.T. New page: F.I.S.T. One of several MOTION PICTURES made in Dubuque. F.I.S.T. gave Dubuque national exposure as a potential site for movie making. The film, a story of the rise and fall of a powe...
• 19:3019:30, 19 July 2008 diff hist +2 EXECUTIONS No edit summary
• 19:3019:30, 19 July 2008 diff hist +445 N EXECUTIONS New page: EXECUTIONS. The first and last episodes of capital punishment in Iowa were linked to Dubuque. On June 20,1834, Patrick O'CONNOR, a convicted murderer, became the firs...
• 19:2619:26, 19 July 2008 diff hist +992 N EULENSPIEGEL PUPPET THEATER New page: EULENSPIEGEL PUPPET THEATER. Puppet troupe. Founded in 1974 by Monica Leo, the puppet troupe, specializing in dramatization of stories from Rumania, Scandinavia, and American prankster tal...
• 19:2519:25, 19 July 2008 diff hist +821 N EUCHRE New page: EUCHRE. Dubuque's favorite card game. The game is thought to have started among the Pennsylvania "Dutch" (actually German immigrants), who brought the card game west with them as they move...
• 19:2219:22, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,203 N ETHNIC SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS New page: ETHNIC SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS. Early Dubuque settlers developed or brought with them social organizations often linked to their nationality. The Deutscher Kriegerbund von Nord-Amerika (Germa...
• 19:1919:19, 19 July 2008 diff hist +628 N ESTABROOK, Edith New page: ESTABROOK, Edith. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 3, 1887--Albany, NY, Jan. 23, 1989). Champion golfer. In 1935 Estabrook became the youngest contestant to win the Iowa Women's Golf championship. The d...
• 19:0919:09, 19 July 2008 diff hist +632 N ERNST, Daniel New page: ERNST, Daniel. (Des Moines, IA,-Dubuque, IA, Apr. 1, 1983). Banker. Ernst held the office of president of AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK from 1938 to 1968. He was also the chairman of...
• 19:0819:08, 19 July 2008 diff hist +738 N ERNSDORFF, Louis E New page: ERNSDORFF, Louis E. (Dubuque, IA--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 10, 1980). Chaplain, Dubuque police and fire departments. Ernsdorff, mathematics professor at LORAS COLLEGE, served as chairman of t...
• 19:0219:02, 19 July 2008 diff hist +792 N EMMAUS BIBLE COLLEGE New page: EMMAUS BIBLE COLLEGE. The largest Bible college in the United States and Canada. The college serves the Plymouth and Christian Brethren movements, offering one- and three-year Bible progra...
• 18:5918:59, 19 July 2008 diff hist +2,341 N ELMS New page: ELMS. Stately trees that once graced much of the city. Elms planted and cared for by Joseph A. RHOMBERG formed the glorious but doomed "Cathedral of the Elms" along...
• 18:5618:56, 19 July 2008 diff hist +973 N ELLWANGER, John Peter New page: ELLWANGER, John Peter. (Hese-Darmstadt,Germany, May 24, 1849-Dubuque, IA, Apr. 22, 1917). President, John Ellwanger Company. In June 1875, Ellwanger, in partnership with Michael Brady, pur...
• 18:5518:55, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,954 N ELLSWORTH, Theodore Richards New page: ELLSWORTH, Theodore Richards. (Dubuque, IA--Dubuque, IA, Sept. 30, 1986). State legislator. Ellsworth served in the Iowa Legislature from 1969 through 1972. The president of the Lange Insu...
• 18:5218:52, 19 July 2008 diff hist +188 N ELLIOTT, Marguerite New page: ELLIOTT, Marguerite. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Aug. 22, 1973). Officer, WA-TAN-YE. Elliott was a charter member of Wa- Tan- Ye and served as the first president of the Dubuque chapter.
• 18:4918:49, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1 ELEVATIONS No edit summary
• 18:4918:49, 19 July 2008 diff hist +3 ELEVATIONS No edit summary
• 18:4918:49, 19 July 2008 diff hist +261 N ELEVATIONS New page: ELEVATIONS. Representative sea level elevations for different sites in Dubuque include: Zero at the river gate………584.94 feet Municipal airport …………1080.00 feet Lincoln Sch...
• 18:4718:47, 19 July 2008 diff hist +4 ELECTRIC POWER No edit summary
• 18:4618:46, 19 July 2008 diff hist +3,591 N ELECTRIC POWER New page: ELECTRIC POWER. The use of electric power in Dubuque developed slowly. Reflecting the distrust Dubuque residents felt toward the dependability of electricity, many homes were equipped with...
• 18:4418:44, 19 July 2008 diff hist +347 N EKLUND, George New page: EKLUND, George. (Long Island, NY, 1953- ). Poet. In 1982 Eklund published his third book, ''Gone West of Sunrise Highway'', preceded by ''First Sunrise'' and ''Infant Dawn''. After graduat...
• 18:4218:42, 19 July 2008 diff hist +481 N EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL New page: EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Dedicated November 24, 1968. Designed like HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Eisenhower was located farther north along J. F. Kennedy Road and west among homes in...
• 18:3818:38, 19 July 2008 diff hist +481 N EHLARDT, George (Reverend) New page: EHLARDT, George (Reverend) (St. Louis, MO--Dubuque, IA, Jan., 1980). Art expert. Ehlardt, a former president of the Dubuque Fine Arts Council and an ordained minister, was a well-known ant...
• 18:3718:37, 19 July 2008 diff hist +541 N EGYPTIAN REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE New page: EGYPTIAN REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE. Rare type of architecture. Flourishing only briefly in the United States, Egyptian Revival found popularity from 1830 to 1850. Most of the buildings using th...
• 18:3618:36, 19 July 2008 diff hist +355 N EGGLESTON, Max New page: EGGLESTON, Max. (Denison, TX- ).[Guide. While working in Dubuque during PROHIBITION, Eggleston polished fishing skills that made him one of America's most sought after guides. In 1967 ...
• 18:3318:33, 19 July 2008 diff hist +661 N EDWARDS, Frank C New page: EDWARDS, Frank C. (Epworth, IA-Houston, TX, July 5, 1975). Dean of Educational Research and Development, Austin College. From 1944 to 1946 Edwards, a magna cum laude graduate of the [[UNIV...
• 18:3018:30, 19 July 2008 diff hist +285 N EDMONDS, Tom New page: EDMONDS, Tom. (Dubuque, IA- ). Pathologist. Edmonds was instrumental in the formation of UNITED CLINICAL LABORATORIES. He has been chairperson of the board for Mercy Health Center, St....
• 18:2918:29, 19 July 2008 diff hist +918 N EDE'S ROBE TANNING COMPANY New page: EDE'S ROBE TANNING COMPANY. Declared in 1910 to be the world's largest tannery of cow and horse hides. Operating from three branches in addition to the Dubuque plant at Jones and South Mai...
• 18:2818:28, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,409 N ECUMENICAL TOWER New page: ECUMENICAL TOWER. Once controversial downtown housing project for the elderly. Opened in November 1975, Ecumenical Tower was the dream of Ecumenical Housing Inc., led by Rev. [[RHOMBERG, T...
• 18:2718:27, 19 July 2008 diff hist +301 N ECLECTIC ARCHITECTURE New page: ECLECTIC ARCHITECTURE. A mixture of architectural styles in which no one style dominates the others. The house at 1145 Locust Street features a Byzantine dome, corbelled chimneys and a tur...
• 18:2518:25, 19 July 2008 diff hist +4 EBERHARDT, Auleen No edit summary
• 18:2518:25, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,453 N EBERHARDT, Auleen New page: EBERHARDT, Auleen. (Dubuque, IA, June 25, 1899-Dubuque, IA, Jan. 12, 1995). Beloved senior citizen and recipient of the 1980 FIRST CITIZEN AWARD from the TELEGRAPH HERALD. June 25...
• 18:2218:22, 19 July 2008 diff hist +2,575 N EARTHQUAKES New page: EARTHQUAKES. Gigantic tremors of the Earth's crust capable of inflicting tremendous property damage. While not considered in prime earthquake territory, Dubuque had a minimum of two earthq...
• 18:2018:20, 19 July 2008 diff hist +934 N EARHART, Amelia Mary New page: EARHART, Amelia Mary. (Atchison, KS, July 24, 1897-Central Pacific Ocean, July 2,(?) 1937). Aviatrix. A pioneer of aviation by women, Earhart visited Dubuque twice. On July 12, 1934, her r...
• 18:1918:19, 19 July 2008 diff hist +3,790 N EAGLE POINT PARK New page: EAGLE POINT PARK. Popular north end recreation area overlooking the ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM. The park was a dream of Judge Oliver P. SHIRAS, organizer of a citizen...
• 18:1518:15, 19 July 2008 diff hist +787 N EAGLE POINT LIME WORKS New page: EAGLE POINT LIME WORKS. North-end business of the early 1900s. Started in 1890 by George FENGLER, the limeworks were located below the bluff at EAGLE POINT and had ...
• 18:1418:14, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,971 N EAGLE POINT BRIDGE New page: EAGLE POINT BRIDGE. One of the last privately owned toll bridges across the MISSISSIPPI RIVER. In 1894 Joseph A. RHOMBERG organized the Dubuque and Wisconsin B...
• 18:1118:11, 19 July 2008 diff hist +4 EAGLE (BALD) No edit summary
• 18:1118:11, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,813 N EAGLE POINT New page: EAGLE POINT. Site of popular park. The naming of the hill on which EAGLE POINT PARK is located goes back to 1828-1829. A man discovered an eagle's nest in a tree near the town of Dryde...
• 18:0918:09, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,486 N EAGLE (BALD) New page: EAGLE (BALD) National bird of the United States. An estimated seven hundred to fourteen hundred bald eagles winter along the MISSISSIPPI RIVER between Minneapolis, Minnesota, and St. ...
• 16:4616:46, 19 July 2008 diff hist +884 N DUPACO COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION New page: DUPACO COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION. In 1991 one of only four Iowa credit unions to have assets in excess of $100 million. Chartered to serve Delaware, Dubuque, and Jackson counties in Iowa; Gra...
• 16:3516:35, 19 July 2008 diff hist +4 DUGGAN, Terry No edit summary
• 16:3416:34, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,089 N DUGGAN, Terry New page: DUGGAN, Terry. (Dubuque, IA-- ). MAYOR. Duggan graduated with a BA in Business from LORAS COLLEGE in 1978. HE served as the mayor of Dubuque from 1994 – 2005. He is credited with m...
• 16:2416:24, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,112 N DUBUQUEFEST/VERY SPECIAL ARTS New page: DUBUQUEFEST/VERY SPECIAL ARTS. Annual fall festival complete with ethnic foods, sidewalk shopping, an arts and craft fair and music. The goal of the celebration has been to make art more a...
• 16:1916:19, 19 July 2008 diff hist +2,142 N DUBUQUE WAGON BRIDGE New page: DUBUQUE WAGON BRIDGE. First highway link between Iowa and Illinois. The bridge, built in place of a pontoon bridge, was the concept of Mr. C. L. Strobel, a consulting engineer from Chicago...
• 16:1616:16, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1,454 N DUBUQUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AUXILIARY New page: DUBUQUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AUXILIARY. Tireless supportive arm of the DUBUQUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Through a variety of imaginative and highly successful projects, the Auxiliary has rais...
• 16:1416:14, 19 July 2008 diff hist +25 DUBUQUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA No edit summary
• 16:1416:14, 19 July 2008 diff hist +1 DUBUQUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA No edit summary