HOW A CITY WAS NAMED

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The Dubuque Daily Herald Saturday August 26, 1876   HOW A CITY WAS NAMED.  Prairie Dogs Have A Hand In It. To the Editor of the Dubuque Herald. In your paper of Thursday last, “An Older Settler” takes me somewhat to task for claiming that the name, “Prairie du Chien” was derived from the name of […]

Improvements of the Rapids of the Mississippi

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The Dubuque Daily Herald  Sunday September 17, 1876 LOCAL HISTORY.  Improvements of the Rapids of the Mississippi—History of the Origin of the Work—Gen. Jackson Threatens to Veto the Bill—How Disuaded Therefrom. No measure ever brought before congress has been or is of more importance to the people of the whole Mississippi valley, and more especially to […]

The Capture of Prairie du Chien

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The Dubuque Daily Herald  Friday October 27, 1876 EARLY LOCAL HISTORY.  The Capture of Prairie du Chien—The Moving Cause of the Expedition to the Gulf of Mexico, and the Battle of New Orleans on the 8th of January 1815— Ten Thousand Veterans of Wellington’s Army Engaged in the Battle.   Some years since in examining several […]

INDIAN CAMPAIGNS AND BATTLES

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The Dubuque Daily Herald  Sunday August 6, 1876   INDIAN CAMPAIGNS AND BATTLES.  “Bloody Run”—Its Origin and History—”Paint Rock”—A Historical Record — “Tate Des Morta” Origin of the Name—Final Overthrow of the Sioux Near the Month of the Catfish—Massacre of the Chief Men of the Raynards, (Foxes), on Pony Island, near Cassville.   From time immemorial […]

HOW A CITY WAS NAMED

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The Dubuque Daily Herald Saturday August 26, 1876   HOW A CITY WAS NAMED. Prairie Dogs Have A Hand In It. To the Editor of the Dubuque Herald. In your paper of Thursday last, “An Older Settler” takes me somewhat to task for claiming that the name, “Prairie du Chien” was derived from the name […]

The Burlington Bridge—Feeling of the People—

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The Dubuque Daily Herald  Thursday February 27, 1868   LETTER FROM GEN. JONES The Burlington Bridge—Feeling of the People— General Discussion of the Question—Influence on Navigation.   To the Editor of the Dubuque Herald BURLINGTON, Iowa, Feb 24.   My first sortie after my arrival here on Friday morning was to inspect the railroad bridge which […]

The Proposed Change of Route, Earnest Protest by Citizens of Dubuque.

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The Dubuque Daily Herald  Wednesday January 29, 1868 RAILROAD MEETING﷓ The Proposed Change of Route, Earnest Protest by Citizens of Dubuque. Speeches by Gen. Jones, Wm. Mills, Col. Pollock and others, Resolutions of Instructions to Representatives In Legislature. Memorial to Congress for Wagon Bridge. A large meeting of our citizens was held at the court house […]