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Mother House and grounds, Mt. Carmel, Dubuque, Iowa, Mt. Carmel Motherhouse, Mt. Carmel Convent
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Description
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Land was purchased in 1889 with part of the money the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM) received as part of an indemnity of $6,400 for buildings of theirs burned in Philadephia. The school and convent in Dubuque was moved south of Dubuque. The convent was called Mount Carmel and and the land, St. Joseph's Prairie. Mount Carmel Motherhouse sits on 110 acres overlooking the Mississippi River. In the past, the building was the spiritual home for nearly 600 Sisters in the community. The motherhouse is also the administrative center of the congregation. Number 22538.
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Date Created
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1915
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PID
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grinnell:16033
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Title
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Public school, Dows, Iowa, Dows Public School
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Description
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Looking northeast at a two-story brick school building built in 1914. Dows, Iowa (originally named Otisville) was established in 1880 and named for a railroad contractor. Number 9.
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Date Created
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1917
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PID
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grinnell:16059
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Title
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View of Mississippi River, Dubuque, Iowa
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Description
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Looking north at the great Mississippi River which is one of the world’s major river systems in size, habitat diversity and biological productivity, and is the second longest river in the United States. Number 5900.
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Date Created
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1915
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PID
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grinnell:16030