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DUBUQUE AND MONROE RAILROAD
DUBUQUE AND MONROE RAILROAD. Proposed in 1871, the railroad would be extended from Monroe, Wisconsin to Dubuque by the Milwaukee, St. Paul Railroad. Interest was being generated from citizens in Wisconsin encouraging Dubuque residents to have another link with the Great Lakes.
In August, The Herald reported that a "prominent Dubuque citizen" had returned from Wisconsin after finding that opponents to the project were spreading rumors. It was being said that Dubuque was using interest in the Monroe branch to increase interest in some other route. On Saturday, August 19, 1871 citizens of Shullsburg, New Diggings, Benton, and Hazel Green, Wisconsin were to vote whether they supported the project. Somewhat late to address the issue, a group of Dubuque leaders formed a committee to reassure the people in Wisconsin. A resolution was written and published in the Dubuque newspapers.
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Source:
1. "Dubuque & Monroe Road," The Herald, August 19, 1871, p. 4