Massey, Iowa | |
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  Massey | |
| Coordinates: 42°25′49″N90°35′06″W / 42.43028°N 90.58500°W Coordinates: 42°25′49″N90°35′06″W / 42.43028°N 90.58500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Dubuque |
| Elevation | 646 ft (197 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 563 |
| GNIS feature ID | 458851 [1] |
Massey is an unincorporated community in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. [1] [2]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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Dubuque is the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River. In 2018, the population of Dubuque was 57,941.
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Cascade is a city in Dubuque County and Jones County, Iowa, United States. The Dubuque County portion is part of Dubuque Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Jones County portion is part of Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,159 at the 2010 census, up from 1,958 at the 2000 census. The city is located within southwestern of Dubuque County and north-central Jones County.
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John Hennessy was a 19th-century Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop and archbishop in the United States. He served as bishop and then the first archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa from 1866–1900.
Maurice Connolly was elected in 1912 to a single term as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. After giving up his House seat in an unsuccessful bid for election to the U.S. Senate in 1914, Connolly then served as an aviation officer in World War I and died in a plane crash in 1921.
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The Dubuque County Jail is a historic building at 36 East 8th Street in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Completed in 1858, the jail is an example of the uncommon Egyptian Revival style. It is architecturally a highly original work of John F. Rague, who also designed the 1837 Old Capitol of Illinois and the 1840 Territorial Capitol of Iowa. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark for its architecture in 1987. It served as a jail for more than a century, became a museum in 1975, and was converted into county offices in 2016.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Dubuque County, Iowa.
Cascade Township is one of seventeen townships in Dubuque County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,079.
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Five Points is an unincorporated community in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States.
