Washington Square

Gazebo
By: Jackson and Josiah
Background

- The first buildings in washington square were a courthouse, a church, a schoolhouse, a

meeting house, and a jail

- Fridolin Heer,Sr. designed the gazebo

- The first gazebo was built in 1877

- The gazebo was 40 feet tall

The New Gazebo

- The first gazebo disintegrated because of strong winds.

- A new gazebo was built in 1974

- It was smaller than the first gazebo

- Flowers, trees, and grass the gazebo, even fountains ice sculptures gazebo
Activities in the park

- There have been presidential speeches, art exhibits, concert, and a Wild West show in the park

- It’s a good place for large gatherings of people

- It is located in the center of downtown, which allows lots of people to take advantage of the

park. Yaaaaaay!
Important Visitors

- Some important people that visited the Washington Park gazebo were many presidents and Buffalo Bill Cody

- Presidents that have visited Dubuque are William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, FDR (Franklin Delano

Roosevelt) Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump,
Historical Fiction Writings

Prompt: What do you think the gazebo would have witnessed on the day that President William
McKinley spoke in the park? Think about the weather, Do you think there were people there? How
many? Was the crowd excited? Was there cheering?
Jackson:Once upon a time it was July 21, 1872 there was a speech by president William Mckinley in the
park at the gazebo. It was raining but everyone had an umbrella so everyone was dry. There were at least
60,000-500,000 people there happy, some mad but mostly happy. Some all cheering. After the speech
everyone went home and had fun. If I were there I'd be bored!
Josiah:I think they were cheering for their president because people think their president is cool. I think the
weather would be cruel there, not everyone has good weather/luck. To Be honest I think there were 70,0000
to 300,000 maybe even 500,000. President McKinley gave a speech at the Gazebo and 500,000 people
were there.
Sources

➢ Center for Dubuque History. (2000). The Gazebo Washington Park. Dubuque's Heritage: Life

in Our Own Backyard.

➢ Hogstrom, E. (2019, May 5). Presidential Stage. Telegraph Herald.

➢ Lyon, R. W. (1991). Dubuque, The Encyclopedia. First National Bank of Dubuque.

➢ President In Dubuque. (1899, October 17). The Dubuque Herald, 8.