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By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2021
Dillon's Furrow Marker
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1 ► Iowa, Jones County, Martelle — Dillon's Furrow — 1839-1989 —
On South Military Street just north of Hubbell Street, on the right when traveling north.
Before 1839 no roads connected Dubuque and Iowa City. Travelers often became lost. Lyman Dillon, Esq., from Cascade, Iowa plowed a furrow between the two cities. The 100 mile furrow, known as Dillon’s Furrow is the longest on record. Dillon’s Furrow . . . — — Map (db m238900) HM
2 ► Iowa, Jones County, Anamosa — The Old Military Road — Dubuque to the Northern Boundary of Missouri —
On West Main Street at North High Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
This highway is the Old Military Road from Dubuque to the northern boundary of Missouri authorized by Congress 1839 — — Map (db m176261) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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