Encyclopedia Dubuque
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DUBUQUE AND ST. LOUIS PACKET COMPANY
DUBUQUE AND ST. LOUIS PACKET COMPANY. In the spring of 1881 the Dubuque & St. Louis Packet Company was organized, with headquarters in Dubuque, and with Bart E. LINEHAN as one of its principal members. The St. Louis & St. Paul Packet Line was called for short "the Saints Line."
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Source:
Oldt, Franklin T. History of Dubuque County. http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/franklin-t-oldt/history-of-dubuque-county-iowa-being-a-general-survey-of-dubuque-county-histor-tdl/page-26-history-of-dubuque-county-iowa-being-a-general-survey-of-dubuque-county-histor-tdl.shtml