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Davenport’s West Side Branch: Fairmount’s 20th Anniversary!
On January 14, 2006, Davenport’s new library branch opened to the public! It was the first new addition to the Davenport Public Library’s facilities since the additions of the bookmobile and Annie Wittenmyer Branch. The Davenport Public Library desired to … Continue reading
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Fort Armstrong Bicentennial
Two hundred years ago this week, on May 10, 1816, the construction of Fort Armstrong began on the west side of what is now Arsenal Island. The Special Collection Center’s archival materials collection includes an early depiction of the fort: an engraving … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversaries, Arsenal Island, Fort Armstrong, forts, Rock Island
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