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Marquette, IA - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Marquette  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Marquette Home page. The Marquette Home page provides as much information as possible on Marquette. Knowing Marquette’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Marquette’s Home page, you will also find Marquette’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Marquette has a population of 448. 52.7% of Marquette’s inhabitants are Male, and 47.3 are female. 34.8% of Marquette is married and 52.5% own their own home. The Average Home price is $114,143, and the average rent is $541. Household median income in Marquette is $39,000, and the individual median income is $23,398. Marquette’s Ethnic is the following: White(93.3%), Hispanic(3.6%), Other(3.6%), Multiple(1.6%), Asian(0.9%), Native(0.7%).


Marquette is located directly across from Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, and the two cities are connected by U.S. Route 18, which crosses the river on the Marquette-Joliet Bridge. Effigy Mounds National Monument and the Yellow River State Forest are a few miles to the north. The city of McGregor is located just to the south.


Marquette itself was originally incorporated as North McGregor in 1874, and it served as a railroad terminus for its southern neighbor. Along with McGregor, the city became a major hub on the railroad, as grain from throughout Iowa and Minnesota was sent through the city en route to Lake Michigan. Initially trains had to be ferried across the river between Marquette and Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, in order to continue their journey, but this system came to an end when Prairie du Chien businessman John Lawler had a permanent pontoon bridge built to connect the two cities' rail lines.


Marquette subsequently became home to a major rail yard, which even as late as 1920 was the busiest in Iowa, employing 400 people. Not too long afterwards, the railroad's significance declined, the last passenger train stopped in Marquette in 1960, and the pontoon bridge was disassembled in 1961. Today the city is a tourist destination along the mighty Mississippi River; with Antique Shops (School House Mall & My Kinda Stuff), A Winery (Eagles Landing Winery), Riverboat Cruise (Maiden Voyage Tours), Riverboat Casino (Casino Queen), Motels, Hotels and Bed & Baths for your stay.


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