Julien Dubuque Remains Reinterred 1897

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Date: 12/19/2020 at 15:41:50

Source: Decorah Republican Nov. 4, 1897 P 3 C 2

Julien Dubuque’s Remains Reinterred.
Dubuque, Iowa, Nov. 1.—The bones of Julien Dubuque with those of two Indian chiefs, unearthed a few weeks ago by the builders of a monument upon his grave, have been deposited in a stone sarcophagus within the monument. The ceremonies, at which 2,000 people were present, were under the auspices of the Early Settlers’ association, and J. H. Shields delivered the oration. Dubuque was the first white settler west of the Mississippi river, and was known to the Indians as “Little Cloud.”

Transcriber’s Note: Find a Grave shows he was born Jan. 10, 1762 and died March 24, 1810. He is buried at the Julien Dubuque National Historic Site.