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Five flags have flown over Dubuque. The first one was The Fleur De Lis of the Bourbon Kings of France. This flag was carried by Cartier, Joliet, Marquette, and LaSalle. It was the flag of Champlain. This flag was the oldest out of all five of them. It flew from 1673-1763. In 1673 the upper Mississippi was claimed by French explorers |
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The second flag was The Royal Flag of Spain. This was flown by Columbus and over the “Mines of Spain” by Julien Dubuque. It flew from 1763-1803. |
| The Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain was the third flag. It flew from 1780-1780. In 1780 Dubuque came under English rule after the French and Indian War. At this time the Union flag combined the crosses of Saint George of Scotland, Saint Andrew of England, and Saint Patrick of Ireland. These crosses symbolized the United Kingdom. The flag was red and had the lion and the unicorn of England. | |
| The French Imperial Flag of Napoleon Bonaparte flew over Dubuque for a few months in 1803. In 1803 Napoleon forced Spain to give to France the Louisiana Territory. In this time period the French Imperial flag of Napoleon Bonaparte flew over Dubuque. This flag was the fourth flag over Dubuque. | |
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The last flag was the stars and stripes. In 1803, President Jefferson authorized the purchase of the Louisiana territory for 15 million dollars. The United States flag has flown over Dubuque since that time. In 1803, the U.S. flag had 15 stars and 15 stripes. |
| East Dubuque had three flags. The first one was the French Flag. The French explorers claimed the area for France. They were sent down from New France now called Canada. They were looking for a waterway from the west to the Pacific Ocean. They didn’t find one but he claimed this whole territory. This flag flew from 1673-1759. | |
| The second one was the British Flag. It flew from 1759-1783. It was seven years after the Battle of the Plains of Abraham near Quebec. The British were fighting against the French. Since the British won the battle, they won this whole area in 1759. | |
| The third flag was the United States flag. It was seven years after the Revolutionary War because, they disagreed about the western territories that were not part of the new country. The signed a treaty in 1783 that the western territories were part of the United States. The stars and stripes have flown ever since. | |
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Bibliography Dubuque Folklore: A Contribution From American Trust and Saving Bank to Dubuqueland in Celebration of Our Nation’s Bicentennial 1776-1976. Dubuque, Iowa: American Trust and Savings Bank, 1976. History of Jo Daviess County1904. Lyon, Randolph W. Dubuque : The Encyclopedia. Dubuque; Iowa: Union-Hoermann Press, 1991. |
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