GRAVE OF JUIEN DUBUQUE - Dubuque IA
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nomadwillie
N 42° 28.131 W 090° 38.788
15T E 693481 N 4704518
The monument stands on the edge of the bluff above Catfish Creek and is historically identified as the grave of John Dubuque. It was erected in 1897. The monument was declared an National Historic Landmark in 1993
Waymark Code: WMP1W1
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2015
Views: 8
19. GRAVE OF JUIEN DUBUQUE, 1/2m. walk from end of R. Fork of Rowan St., is marked by a circular tower of Galena limestone, midieval in design, erected in 1897. Dubuque was buried by his Indian friend on this high bluff overlooking the Mississippi, the site of his long deserted "Mines of Spain"
Page 258 - Dubuque; IOWA A guide to the Hawkeye State (1938)
Book: Iowa
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 258
Year Originally Published: 1938
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