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I promised on Pg. 1 that there was something more interesting than a tire-filled Firestone in Dubuque, and here it is: The Julien Dubuque Monument! The monument is technically a grave marker, but it looks like a castle turret about 12 feet wide and 25 feet tall. You might think it was inspired by a medieval king — I definitely did the first time I saw it! — but it actually sits on the grave of Julien Dubuque, a French-Canadian trader who settled in Iowa back in the 1700s. Dubuque’s story is pretty fascinating. Back then Spanish colonizers and the Mesquakie tribe had control of the area. When Dubuque showed up, he had to petition the Spanish governor for a piece of land. He also wanted to mine for lead, so he did the right thing and asked the Mesquakie for permission. When he got two yeses, Dubuque settled down and founded what the city of Dubuque claims was “the first Euro-American settlement in what is now Iowa.” (He didn’t name his land Dubuque, though — he actually called it “The Mines of Spain” because the governor was such a nice guy. The town wasn’t named Dubuque until 1833, and today The Mines of Spain is a combination historic landmark and recreation area.) Dubuque went on to marry a woman named Potosa, who was the daughter of the local Mesquakie chief. Talk about a smart marriage! Potosa is actually one reason why the monument is there today. When Dubuque died, the tribe buried him in a wooden mausoleum with tribal honors. Eventually the mausoleum came down and folks replaced it with the Julien Dubuque Monument in 1897. I try to stop by the monument every time I’m in Dubuque, just to check it out. That joke of a Firestone sale might have been the first time I saw it, but I visited again last summer when I was in town for a wedding. The view from the hilltop over the Mississippi is pretty nice and I like the old-school look of the castle. If you’re ever in Dubuque, add this spot to your list of things to see.
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