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The Village was also the scene for a raid at the East Davenport Turner's Hall during Prohibition in 1928. A Federal Prohibition officer and Davenport Police Officers seized 4,185 bottles of homebrew, 90 gallons of mash, 15 crocks, 50 cans of malt, beer cases, capers, and other materials for making beer. [10]
McClellan Heights is the largest neighborhood in the east end of Davenport. It is located east of the Village of East Davenport. It runs from Jersey Ridge Road to the Bettendorf city limits, and from River Drive to Middle Road. Dating from 1894 to 1940, four hundred houses make up the McClellan Heights neighborhood. [2]
Hose Station No. 4 is located in the Village of East Davenport in Davenport, Iowa, United States. It is a contributing property of the Davenport Village Historic District that has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1980. [2] The fire station was individually listed on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties in ...
Founded as a separate town called Upper Davenport in 1851, it was incorporated into the city of Davenport in 1856. Today it is known as the Village of East Davenport, a commercial and residential area. 19: Abner Davison House: Abner Davison House: July 27, 1984 : 1234 E. River Dr.
Built in 1931 in the Italianate style in what is now known as the Village of East Davenport. The former fire station now houses the International Fire Museum. It is a contributing property in the Davenport Village Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 19: House at 821 Ripley St. April 2, 2003: 821 Ripley St.
The Village of East Davenport (known locally as The Village) is a neighborhood that dates back to the 1850s and was originally known as "Stubb's Eddy". The Village was established in 1851 to service the logging industry, and was annexed by the city in 1857. [ 1 ]
The Village of East Davenport, which contains the southwest corner of the camp was listed on the register as the Davenport Village on March 17, 1980. [8] Most of what was Camp McClellan is in the McClellan Heights Historic District, and it was listed on the National Register November 1, 1984.
Davenport, Iowa's annual Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival commemorates Bix Beiderbecke, a famous jazz cornetist, pianist, and composer who was born in Davenport in 1903. It is one of the largest jazz festivals in the United States. It is held on the weekend after the Bix 7 Road Race, another local event named for Beiderbecke.