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Book Synopsis Dubuque Iowa's Forgotten Gold by : Peter Netzel
Download or read book Dubuque Iowa's Forgotten Gold written by Peter Netzel and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-16 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dubuque Iowa's Forgotten Gold - When Old Tom Kelly died in 1867, newspapers across the country carried stories of the legend of the rich hermit. This book is a collection of those old articles. The book is a compilation of these articles, reproduced as written to convey the writing style of the times when they were printed. Several versions of the legend of the gold hidden by Old Tom Kelly are out there; who can say what is the truth about this hidden treasure legend? What is known for sure is that a man named Tom Kelly mined lead ore in the Dubuque, Iowa, area from 1833 until his death in1867; he sold his ore for gold and silver coin because he did not trust banks. The eccentric miser buried this wealth around his property and died telling no one where any of the hoards were hidden. He told his relatives gathered at his deathbed: "If 'e want it, look 'e for it." Some of Old Tom Kelly's riches were found at the time of his death; but the story would surface every so often in the years since, with the discovery of caches of old coins on his property. According to legend, lead miner Thomas Kelly lived like a miser, but buried more than $100,000 in gold coins before his death in 1867. The legends are probably a mix of fantasy and reality, but it sure does make one tempting tale for treasure hunters everywhere. You can almost see the gold out there, hidden somewhere on Kelly's Bluff high above Dubuque, Iowa!
Book Synopsis Dubuque's Forgotten Cemetery by : Robin M. Lillie
Download or read book Dubuque's Forgotten Cemetery written by Robin M. Lillie and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2015-03-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Atop a scenic bluff overlooking the Mississippi River and downtown Dubuque there once lay a graveyard dating to the 1830s, the earliest days of American settlement in Iowa. Though many local residents knew the property had once been a Catholic burial ground, they believed the graves had been moved to a new cemetery in the late nineteenth century in response to overcrowding and changing burial customs. But in 2007, when a developer broke ground for a new condominium complex here, the heavy machinery unearthed human bones. Clearly, some of Dubuque’s early settlers still rested there—in fact, more than anyone expected. For the next four years, staff with the Burials Program of the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist excavated the site so that development could proceed. The excavation fieldwork was just the beginning. Once the digging was done each summer, skeletal biologist Robin M. Lillie and archaeologist Jennifer E. Mack still faced the enormous task of teasing out life histories from fragile bones, disintegrating artifacts, and the decaying wooden coffins the families had chosen for the deceased. Poring over scant documents and sifting through old newspapers, they pieced together the story of the cemetery and its residents, a story often surprising and poignant. Weaving together science, history, and local mythology, the tale of the Third Street Cemetery provides a fascinating glimpse into Dubuque’s early years, the hardships its settlers endured, and the difficulties they did not survive. While they worked, Lillie and Mack also grappled with the legal and ethical obligations of the living to the dead. These issues are increasingly urgent as more and more of America’s unmarked (and marked) cemeteries are removed in the name of progress. Fans of forensic crime shows and novels will find here a real-world example of what can be learned from the fragments left in time’s wake.
Book Synopsis Iowa's Forgotten General by : Kenneth Lyftogt
Download or read book Iowa's Forgotten General written by Kenneth Lyftogt and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matthew Mark Trumbull was a Londoner who immigrated at the age of twenty. Within ten years of his arrival in America, he had become a lawyer in Butler County, Iowa; two years later a member of the state legislature; and two years after that a captain in the Union Army. By the end of the Civil War, he was a brevet brigadier general, and in his later years he was an author and lecturer. Kenneth Lyftogt’s biography details the amazing life of this remarkable man, also shedding light on the histories of the Third Iowa Volunteer Infantry and the Ninth Iowa Volunteer Cavalry.
Book Synopsis Golden Jubilee Souvenir of Columbia College, Dubuque, Iowa, 1873-1923 by :
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Book Synopsis Hidden History of Dubuque by : Susan Miller Hellert
Download or read book Hidden History of Dubuque written by Susan Miller Hellert and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2016-03-14 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poised on the banks of the mighty Mississippi River, Dubuque provided a vital entry point for westward expansion. Explorers, Native Americans, fur traders, lead miners and pilgrims all played a part in the little-known history of Iowa's Driftless Region. It was Dubuque that contributed the first military company in the country for service at the start of the Civil War. Jefferson Davis made a foray into the city in pursuit of lead miners. And gangster Al Capone reportedly used the Hotel Julien as a retreat and hideout. Uncover these lost stories and more with author and historian Susan Miller Hellert as she chronicles the fascinating and all-but-forgotten tales of Dubuque and the surrounding region.
Book Synopsis To the Golden Shore by : Peter Browning
Download or read book To the Golden Shore written by Peter Browning and published by Great West Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything in this book is taken from 1848 and 1849 Eastern newspapers. Articles, editorials, sermons, poetry, songs, advertisements -- and letters from the multitudes who were striving toward California via the Isthmus of Panama, around Cape Horn, through the Strait of Magellan, across the plains, the Gila River route, and via Mexico and Nicaragua. Here is the California Gold Rush -- upheaval, adventure, suffering, death, wonderful success, and tragic failure -- the record of the great event of the age.
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Book Synopsis History of Dubuque County, Iowa by : Franklin T. Oldt
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Book Synopsis A Walk with Frank O'Hara by : Susan Aizenberg
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Book Synopsis An Illustrated History of the State of Iowa by : Charles Richard Tuttle
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