Anamosa - A Reminiscence 1838 - 1988

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Local Credit Corporation ofllce on South Ford Street.
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Looking west. at the corner of North Ford and Main
Street. (Photo submitted by Glen J. McLaughlin)
120 feet was the largest in the county. L. Pitcher
settled in Anamosa in 1856. G.D. McKay. for the prior
15 years. kept a general store in Fairview. They became
partners in 1881. and the first season sold over 88.000
worth of buggies. In 1904 this building was torn down
and the double brick building was erected by the
Dubuque Malting Company.
Due to the increase in business in 1883. F.S. Dunklee
purchased the lot and lower story of the Eureka. on the
southeast corner of Main and Ford. A 50-foot extension
was added at this time. This was the first time this site
was used for an undertaker’s establishment. In 1907.
Meek & Beam. undertakers. moved there and added the
last brick portion on Ford Street. In I925 Beam was
joined by Oscar Miller. The Beam and Miller firm did
business here for many years.
In 1884 the new Niles 8: Watters Bank was built to
replace a little br1ck building. In I923 when the
brick dividing wall was tom down the brick wall was
found to be as good as when originally constructed.
What may have been one of the first beauty shops
was in operation in I884. Mrs. Thompson advertised
that she was. “prepared to do all kinds of hair work. I
will dress waves and make them look as good as new.
and clean the head." She was located west of the Foxall
8: Barnes undertakers on Main Street. (John Foxall quit
the undertaking and furniture business after 28 years.
in 1886.)
In I885 postmaster William Fish moved post office
equipment into his new building on the north side of
Main Street. This writer believes this was the building
which the Tyler and Downing grocery and meat shop
vacated in 1986.
In I887 long-time wagon-maker William Huggins
died at the age of 97. He came to Anamosa in 1864 and
had been in the wagon making trade for 70 years. and
worked until the age of 85. He was a veteran of the War
of 1812.
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Gildner Bros. Clothing Store. now the site of Mode
0‘Day and theformer Larson ‘s Gift Box.
(Submitted by Berniece Shover)