Dunleith’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Dunleith. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗East Dubuque was originally called Dunleith, and under the latter name was platted in 1853. The present name comes from the city's location east of Dubuque. A post office was established at Dunleith in 1854, and the post office was renamed East Dubuque in 1879.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Dunleith’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dunleith’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewThe Burlington Zephyr. East Dubuq…, 1940: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Dunleith
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Dunleith, decade by decade
1980s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as The Burlington Zephyr. East Dubuque, Illinois, LOC image (1940) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (9) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.