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First Newspaper in Iowa Dubuque Visitor Chronicles Beginnings
The Du Buque Visitor, begun May 11, 1836 in Dubuque, with King and Jones, promotes republican ideals while reporting education, politics, lead discoveries, and local commerce. The paper grows through partnerships, relocations, and changes of ownership as Wisconsin territory forms.
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Iowa
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Iowa Territory
Black Hawk Purchase
Mississippi Valley
John King
Cincinnati
William C. Jones
Galena
Andrew Keesecker
King and Jones
Jones
King
Keesecker
du Buque Visitor
du Buque
Catherine Sedgwick
the Linwoods
George W. Jones
Zadoc Casey
Congress
Fort Madison
Burlington
Belleview
Peru
Florida
C. H. Gratiot
Baptiste Lapage
John M. David
Tom
Carrie
Wisconsin
Iowa Country
Mississippi
Indiana
William W. Chapman
Virginia
Chapman
Andrew Jackson
William H. Turner
William W. Cornell
John B. Russell
Iowa News
Missouri