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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DRV_iowas-first-church_Dubuque-IA.html
Iowa's First Church. . St. Luke's United Methodist Church is the outcome of the first church organized in what is now the State of Iowa. . . Reverend Barton Randle was appointed to the Dubuque circuit and mission and preached his first sermon in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DRP_grand-opera-house_Dubuque-IA.html
Grand Opera House. National Register of Historic Places. This property has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. var plainText = document.getElementById('in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DRB_abraham-lincoln-a-war-memorial_Dubuque-IA.html
Abraham Lincoln. Dedicated to the Grand Army of the Republic. Abraham Lincoln Dedicated to the Grand Army of the Republic and The Women Who Served by Dubuque Memorial and Historical Assn. Lincoln's Address Delivered at the dedication of the ceme…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTAY_shot-tower_Dubuque-IA.html
The Shot Tower was constructed in 1856 to manufacture lead shot ammunition. Molten lead was poured from the top of the tower and passed through a series of sieves to form the shot into its proper size. The shot then landed in a tank of cold water …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSY2_fourth-street-elevator_Dubuque-IA.html
Built in 1882 by J.K. Graves for his own convenience; and rebuilt after a fire in 1884. It was then opened as public transport. Originally operated by steam, then by electricity in 1893, the elevator was incorporated as the Fenelon Place Elevat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSY0_louis-arriandeaux-log-house_Dubuque-IA.html
Oldest log cabin in Dubuque County.About 1827.Occupied by the pioneer settler William Newman.1834.Brought to this site and restoredthrough the efforts ofFrederick E. Bissell, Sr.Aided by interested citizensand members ofthe Dubuque Park Board.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSXY_dubuque-shot-tower_Dubuque-IA.html
Built in 1856. Used for making lead shot and bullets. In use commercially for three years. Later used as a watchtower by a lumber company to guard against fire. The interior woodwork and the top were destroyed by fire in 1911. Restored in 1961 by …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF6H_methodist-chapel_Dubuque-IA.html
On this site a Methodist Chapel was constructed in 1834. As the first church in Iowa, it served not only as a place of worship but as a community center in an early spirit of civic concern, ecumenism and racial integration. At various times th…
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