Encyclopedia Dubuque
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LOCATION NICKNAMES
LOCATION NICKNAMES. Among the many geographical sites in Dubuque with nicknames are:
Camp 17---Miller View Park
Couler Valley--U.S.52 / Central Avenue Valley
Duck Pond--pond on the grounds of the [[SISTERS OF THE PRESENTATION) along Asbury Road
Five Points--intersection of 20th, Elm, Rhomberg, and Garfield STREETS
Frog Town--bluff along Marquette Place
Kerrigan Hill--hill on U.S. 61 /151 near MURPHY PARK
Little Chicago--neighborhood along Peosta Street
Little Dublin--area in the southeastern part of town originally settled by Irish immigrants
Mile Hill--U. S. 20 near the city landfill
Monkey Town--area at the intersection of Asbury and University where there was once a store featuring a monkey
The Point--area om tje northeast part of the city including Prescott, Lincoln, Rhomberg and Garfield streets
Seminary Hill--at the eastern end of Clarke Drive, home to MADISON PARK
Snowmad--shot-run ski run on West 32, west of the Grandview intersection
Whiskey Hill--Southern Avenue area
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Source:
1. "Native Language," Telegraph Herald, November 25, 2004, p. 1