World’s Steepest and Shortest Railway: Fenelon Place Elevator in Dubuque, Iowa
In 1882, Dubuque, Iowa, was a town where everything shut down for an hour and a half at noon so residents could head home for dinner. One of those residents was J.K. Graves, a banker, former mayor, and state senator who lived atop the bluffs and worked downtown. His daily routine included a long, inconvenient…