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The Julien Dubuque Bridge is a bridge over the Mississippi River that connects Dubuque, Iowa and East Dubuque, Illinois.The bridge is part of U.S. Route 20 (US 20). It is one of two automobile bridges over the Mississippi in the area (the Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge three miles (4.8 km) north links Dubuque with Wisconsin), and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Five Flags Center is a multi-purpose facility in downtown Dubuque, Iowa.It is named for the five flags that have flown over Dubuque; the Fleur de Lis of France (1673–1763), the Royal Flag of Spain (1763–1803), the Union Jack of Great Britain (1780, during a brief interruption of Spanish rule), the French Republic Flag of Napoleon (1803) & America's Stars and Stripes (1803–Present).
The Grand Opera House was built in 1889 and 1890. The Grand Opera House, Inc. was established by William Lester Bradley, Sr. and five other people in 1890 to operate this and other theaters in Dubuque. The opera house would cost $65,000 to build. At the time of its construction, the Grand Opera House was the largest theater to be built in Dubuque.
Julien Dubuque Bridge: 1943 1999-08-27 ... This covered bridge was destroyed by arson in 2002. It has been rebuilt. Clay Avenue Bridge: 1910 removed 2002-05-08
In 1943, the Julien Dubuque Bridge was completed south of the Ice Harbor, thereby moving vehicular traffic over the Port, instead of through it, across the old Dubuque "High" Bridge. Following a record-breaking flood in 1965, the City of Dubuque began construction on a 30-foot-high (9.1 m) flood protection wall to protect all of the city's ...
part of the Dubuque, Iowa MPS 18: Dubuque Trading Post-Village of Kettle Chief Archeological District: Dubuque Trading Post-Village of Kettle Chief Archeological District: November 21, 1988 : Address Restricted: Dubuque: part of the Mines of Spain Archeological MPS 19: Dubuque YMCA Building: Dubuque YMCA Building: January 31, 2002 : 125 W. 9th St.
Upper Main Street Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1] At the time of its nomination it consisted of 24 resources, which included 18 contributing buildings, and six non-contributing buildings. [2]
It was known by several names, including DuBuque's Mines. Eventually, it became the first city in Iowa, and was named simply Dubuque in his honor. [5] Dubuque's resting place and memorial lie on a cliff facing the Mississippi river at the Julien Dubuque Monument in the Mines of Spain State Recreation Area and E. B. Lyons Nature Center.