Search results
The Julien Dubuque monument was built in 1897 and sits high above the Mississippi River. It overlooks the Mines of Spain property in the town that would eventually bear his name. Location: Julien Dubuque Drive – Mines of Spain Recreation Area. Year Constructed: 1897. Style: Late Gothic Revival.
Oct 3, 2021 · The first biography of Julien Dubuque in almost a century, authored by Dubuque native Robert Klein, has been published by Loras College Press. Hidden History: New biography details Julien Dubuque's life among the natives | Features | telegraphherald.com
The Hotel Julien Dubuque is a hotel located in downtown Dubuque, Iowa at Second and Main streets. The hotel currently has 133 guest rooms, Caroline's restaurant, the Riverboat Lounge, the Potosa Spa, a pool and fitness center, and large banquet facilities.
On June 1, 1833, the land Julien Dubuque had worked so hard to develop was opened up for settlement by the United States Government under the Black Hawk Purchase Treaty and came to be known as the city of Dubuque when it was chartered in 1837.
May 4, 2021 · (Public domain) Members of the Early Settlers’ Association gather around the Julien Dubuque Monument at its Oct. 31, 1897, dedication on a Mississippi River bluff south of Dubuque. The...
Julien Dubuque died in 1810 and his remains were buried in a log mausoleum on this site. Nearly 90 years later, a new landmark was created, the Julien Dubuque Monument, in 1897. It still towers above the Mines of Spain and it still contains the remains of Iowa's first European settler.
French Canadian fur trader, lead miner, and businessman Julien Dubuque was the first white settler of Iowa. In 1788 he secured permission from Fox Indians to work lead mines on the Iowa side of the Mississippi River. Dubuque was born on January 10, 1762, in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Quebec (now Canada ).
