Dubuque Shot Tower - Dubuque Iowa
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Go Boilers!
N 42° 30.007 W 090° 39.247
15T E 692756 N 4707972
Historical marker located at the Shot Tower in Dubuque Iowa.
Waymark Code: WM6HWW
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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"Built in 1856. Used for making lead shot and bullets. In use commercially for three years. Later used as a watch tower by a lumber company to guard against fire. The interior woodwork and the top were destroyed by fire in 1911. Restored in 1961 by citizens of Dubuque.

Marked by Dubuque Chapter Daughter of the American Revolution 1963"
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