"Fourth Street Elevator"

"Fourth Street Elevator" (HMSY2)

Location: Dubuque, IA 52001 Dubuque County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 29.778', W 90° 40.168'

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Built in 1882 by J.K. Graves for his own convenience; and rebuilt after a fire in 1884. It was then opened as public transport.

Originally operated by steam, then by electricity in 1893, the elevator was incorporated as the Fenelon Place Elevator Co. with neighbors as stock holders.

First board of directors; June 21, 1893; L.C. Bissell, Pres.; W.A. Leathers V Pres.;, J.H. Kleine, Sec'y; Chas. Sass, Treas. Other stockholders: Jacob Rich, Frank H. Weime,Geo. B. Burch, D.J. Scott, J.F. Ris, J. Hooper, W.G. Norman, J.R. McFarland and C.F. Markle.
br>In 1912, C.B. Trewin acquired control. To date, (1967) his family owns and operates it for the use and enjoyment of the public.
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HM NumberHMSY2
Series This marker is part of the Daughters of the American Revolution series
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Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 3:28pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 691506 N 4707514
Decimal Degrees42.49630000, -90.66946667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 29.778', W 90° 40.168'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 29' 46.68" N, 90° 40' 10.08" W
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Area Code(s)563
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 501 Fenelon Pl, Dubuque IA 52001, US
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