Dubuque is in the middle of the Driftless Area of the Great Lakes region. A geological zone where the sharp elevation and rugged landscapes prevented the Glaciers from passing through them. No sediment or silt clearing the land means it has the highest concentration of cold water streams in the world.

Never even heard of Dubuque to me that proves you are on the right track. Jaw dropping episode. Thanks Chris for all your great work.

Dubuque is my home town :) Although I no longer live there I am now in another old city Albany NY. I owned a Masonry Construction company in DBQ for many years and I have even worked on some of these buildings. Ive been inside of alot of these buildings especially the court house LOL. I agree with you that these buildings are over kill in ornate design. As a Bricklayer it always puzzled me how the masons of old constructed these buildings. Same story here in Albany NY. The buildings here look the same as in the architecture. There is also a masonic temple in downtown DBQ that is also of this same architecture. It may explain alot of how this city was originally built. DBQ is also a Catholic stronghold. Its the only city where there is a church and a bar on every street. Well it used to be that way anyway. DBQ was also where Al Capone the Chicago Mobster used to hide his gang out at the old Julien Hotel. So much to see there, I miss my home. Great Video!!!!

You're pretty good at this stuff. Thanks for the diligence.

This was very interesting all in Dubuque, IA. They say... Thank you.

Great exploration of Dubuque. Really enjoyed your second book. Keep up the great work OWN.

Such huge "old folks " homes. Yet I've been told families took in their elders, and people didn't live as long. Weird

I’ve been there….have you checked out Galena Illinois which is about 20 minutes away? It also has some interesting old architecture as well.

I bet there were so many buildings replaced because the buildings held messages. I find this channel one of the most interesting

I love history. It is better to study history this way then live it. If you lived in this town at the turn of the century you would be to busy working and surviving, walking passed these beautiful buildings to work. Studying history is like taking a vacation there and appreciating it like to locals don't do.

my grandmother on my father’s side referred to couches as davenports. different city in iowa obviously, just throwing that out there.

The narration is much more engaging without the background music.

Back to Iowa…YES! Love the old world Mississippi River towns in this beautiful state.

I grew up in Dubuque. I didn't realize what a unique city it was until I moved away.

Lived in dub my entire life- I never found the “real” history but the stories that have been passed- the Catholics invested a ton into the early years. Building most of what is now Loras college+ some of the bigger churches still around. There has always been big talk about tunnels beneath the ground that ended up being used during the prohibition- not sure if any of that is true but it’s always a good story especially hearing how Al Capone had ‘owned’ the Julian Dubuque Hotel for some time (Or at least stayed there enough to get a room claimed to him). Dubuque has lived a few different life times and it’s only living more. I don’t plan on leaving any time soon, haha

These buildings were meant built to impress, not always to be practical. The stone used is common to many towns on the Mississippi River.

A clean up operation yes indeed! Great research OWE .I will keep on sharing your information too hopefully jolt someone into reality... much love brother..

Great episode! Amazing work and fantastic looking buildings and so many of them

German, Irish and English predominately settled here. Now we have been infiltrated by Chicago Residents, immigrants from several Islands and the Middle East. The Brewery is for sale! I live and work here, although I was not born here. Great history and many buildings you showed are gone or have changed over time. Heavily Catholic when it began. The Millwork District has been revitalized with shops and restaurants in the once warehouse buildings. If you visit, you should see St Raphael's Cathedral for its ornate European Catholic Woodwork and paintings on the ceilings. The Basilica in Dyersville, IA will totally leave you speechless. When I walked in, I almost dropped to my knees because I felt like I was back in Germany...it is a work of art and if you happen to meet one of the Sisters, they are very friendly, nothing like we envisioned them to be, an old spinster with a bad attitude...lol.

I've been here since 2013 and it is definitely a beautiful city!! I 1st came here when I was 16 in 1992 for a visit and then again in 1997 and now I call it home!!

I love these videos. Thank you!

Beautiful finds! Can’t believe the architecture in this town! Will have to get over there being a catholic from Minnesota!

I don't like to be critical because this is one of my favorite channels but I really struggled with the music in the background. It might be just me but It makes it hard for me to concentrate on what's being said. Like I said I'm not trying to be critical at all. This channel is top notch.

Dubuque is an amazing town for it's size. Drove through it once and noticed the Old World buildings. This town is more than we've been told.

I've heard that design, with the four points around the main steeple, called '4 Angels technology'

Also the Shot Tower is indeed Stone with brick on top. It was restored by Jackson Tuckpointing around 2008 ish. Many structures in DBQ used stone from the local quarries. It is a soft limestone and quite abundant in the area. I have personally laid tons and tons of DBQ limestone in my years as a Mason Contractor.

THE FORCE IS THE FREEMASONS

Always think outside the Box ! Thanks 💕

A German Catholic bishop sent word back to Germany that a German Catholic community was growing in Dubuque which encouraged German Catholics to head to Dubuque if they were migrating here.

I came across this guy who didn't use a blinker and I thought he was turning left but he actually turned right.

Great video. "Clean up operation" it was.

Stick Figure has been such a good touch . You're video's are great , as usual . It's adds a beautiful flow to your work . God Bless to you and your future explorers bud

The shot tower was originally wood on the upper stories and burned. That's why it's limestone on the bottom and brick on top.

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Mr. Old World, I just wanna say you do a great job with your content and videos! I really enjoy your channel. Look forward to more. 😁 Recommendation~ Could you possibly look into Seattle or Tacoma, WA? I live near Seattle, moved her from So. Cal about 16 years ago and have always wondered about the history here... And one comment I would like to make, coming from the standpoint of my profession as a Heavy Materials Handler/Commercial Truck Driver- my specialty is transporting Flooring- Tile, Hardwood and STONE, some pallets and crates weighing close to 3000 lbs. each. The logistics involved in transporting the MATERIALS to the jobsites of these Old World buildings would have been staggering! It is difficult in the Modern day, with machinery like Forklifts and Box Trucks and tools like Pallet jacks and truck Liftgates. Then, you have to look at the condition of the ROADS surrounding many of these early buildings... dirt and mud... I have to call BS! It would be next to impossible, even if you had DECADES to build these buildings... Just my 2.5 cents... : )

That stone is limestone. It’s not flat on the inside. Should see my basement. Dubuque was a lot more popular back then. The river brought a lot of jobs, people, and supplies. The courthouse isn’t that fancy on the inside. It’s kind of a dump in comparison to the outside

I'm gonna throw something out there. We didn't build this stuff. It fell from the sky. Crazy not crazy

Very good content and information on your videos !!

"They" did a scrubby dub-dub, then called it "The New World". New from the Old.

Thank you for another awesome video, debunking Dubuque! Your questions about the Shot tower are good ones, looks also like the upper 3 windows have shadows of former decorative elements and then suddenly the top is capped off with a boring white unadorned beam. Very odd.

German Catholic and Irish Catholic in competition to reach higher. Built on 7 hills, compared to Rome and San Francisco. As mentioned above, mines and tunnels galore. Have a couple within 200’ of my house. My house is built next to the bluff, by the Fenlon Funicular. George RR Martin was a college professor in one of the colleges in town, he envisioned the ice wall from after a couple brutal winters from this “bluff/ castle wall”

You are great! Just wish I had more time to binge all of your presentations. Thanks again.

In reference to calling everywhere Tartarian 11 minutes in. The information l have is that Tartaria, Rome, Greece and Egypt all coexisted at the same time and were different facets of the same worldwide civilisation with similar architecture and infrastructure everywhere (including lots of artificial coastlines that Jon Levi has pointed out in many of his videos which boggle the mind). There are, apparently, many landmasses outside of our known world which are also Tartarian/Anunnaki at root which at present are hidden from us 🧐🤔😳

The version of the Hotel Julien we see at 18:38 was indeed almsot completely destroyed by fire dated 1913, but it's coming into being is not so clear, since all we can see is that the hotel going back to 1839 (obviously a rather unsophisticated version) was done up into the complex and ambitious building we see at some point in the 19th century. Today's Hotel Julien is from 1915... Work on the building of St. Joseph's Asylum "was to begin in the spring of 1895". Costs estimates ranged from $65,000 to $75,000 for the facility which was built to care for 210 patients. That would have meant every 148th person in Dubuque at the time being in the Asylum, though of course it would have attracted patients from a wider area too. The St Francis Home (22:02) is officially from 1905. The St Francis Xavier Basilica had its cornerstone in place on June 3rd 1888 and was dedicated December 3rd 1889 - a year and a half (of course work on the interiors could have continued after the dedication). St Raphael's Cathedral 1857-1861 The Sacred Heart Church seems to have been built in a few months in 1880! Likewise St. Patrick's Church had its cornerstone in place in 1877 and was dedicated in 1878. At 4:52, Mount Loretto was for Catholic Sisters and it was built between 1878 and 1879 At 7:55, St. Luke's Methodist Church (still standing) has/had 100 Tiffany stained glass windows. It was built in 1896, and the congregation began worshiping in the building in 1897.

That "Saint Mary's" church is wild - really original designs there - very very cool.. obviously the native Americans were not at all primitive - perhaps more advanced than we are today! Check out some of my research as well - trying to make it more interdisciplinary - I would love to get feedback and pointers.. Thanks and Regards!

Just wondering- where in the world did you find these old pictures? One of the old brewery’s in the video was actually torn down about a month ago- but the picture you had found looks like it’s still in use at the time of the picture. Incredible video, thank you for taking your time on this.

Yes, who made and where did ALL those bricks come from....

People on the streets were dressed in thier Sunday best because thats what they were buried in.

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I’m not a Dubuque native, far from it - I was born in Hollywood California. But I ended up living there for 10 years and yes you are correct. It is and still is a predominantly Catholic town A lot of the buildings you featured are still there. (or were still there when I moved again 20 years ago - back to California) But they are significantly smaller in real life. :) Postcard perspective! Thanks. I loved your video. Brought back memories.

Thank you so much! I sent you a bunch of photos of Dubuque in sometime Oct 26-27, 2022. I was there with my son for a college interview. It's been awhile, so you probably forgot. The photos weren't great. But there was six huge catholic churches/cathedrals. There are vertical like stone walls everywhere. The "mud flood" houses and structures are crazy. They're everywhere. There are so many wild steep hills. He decided not to go to that university, but I'm still considering moving to Dubuque. It's a bit of a dump, but an adorable dump. A dump full of antiques.

Great video!

I think your Old World theory is spot on. Yes the skeletons of the building were there and they repurposed it. I entirely agree with you.

Hey Chris, another lovely video. After watching a shit ton of hidden history channels and reading such books, my conclusion is: never ever take the official narrative as the truth. There may be bits and pieces to give their elaborate lie a little structure, make it more believable, but it's very far from the actual truth. By the way, do you also think that all these Old World buildings you showed in this video in Dubuque are somehow of a more dainty, delicate built than many of those we saw in other parts of the USA, or even the Midwest? Or is it just me? Let me know what you think.

Not from DBQ but an hour away. The catholic influence I would hazard to guess is from the influx of german and Irish immigrants shortly after the Civil War as my ancestors were German Catholics. Dubuque is also the seat of the Archbishop of the Dubuque Archdiocese which covers the NE 1/4th of the state. Much of Dubuque and Delaware county, particularly nearby New Vienna and Petersburg were landing grounds for German immigrants

What if Giants ate people who built these structures which required a lot of energy ?

maybe noah's ark is a metaphor for something. the flood in the bible didn't happen 1,000s of years ago. these buildings were leftovers. also, think of plot to the movie "time bandits", that could be what is really happening.

I reposted this video to a FB group called Dubuque History- Uncensored and it was promptly censored by the admin & I was blocked... Hmm

Come to Waterloo/Cedar falls! Independence has asylum as well… Lots and lots to see in this FLYOVER STATE!

Here is a real head scratcher. The sand stone structures in downtown DBQ they are all B&B today, But there is no sand stone quarries anywhere near DBQ. Matter of fact the only region I have ever seen sandstone that matches the red color such as these was in the Rocky Mountains. So how the hell did a horse and buggy people aquire and transport the sandstone to build these structures??? Just mind boggling!

FYI the 2 steeple church is located an hour drive from dubuque iowa. Located in dyersville Iowa aka home of the field of dreams and farm toy show

0:05 Dubuque, is the oldest city in Dubuque.

Do an exploration of Council Bluffs, Iowa please. A lot of history there.

Thank you!

At 19:52 what are those boxes in the field and wooden stairs??

I thank you Sir.

At 7:38 the name Saenger appears on the building, is this the same Saenger as the Saenger theater in New Orleans?

Excellent work, thank you.

Great video. I found that the city across the river from Dubuque , Galena Illinois Looks far older than they say.

A couple of things jump out for me right away, & right up front. 1. The sanitariums, rite, are for the best part sticking out like a dork in the middle of a big area with NO landscaping. Oh ! I get it! Daboogie mon had no place to hide. 😊 2. The blockwork on almost all of these structures is the same. Reason? Grounding? That stone or G.P. mix Is most likely a very poor conductor of Zap ! Battery? I say yes, but for ethearic energy. 3. Many, many many of these structures have a nice touch just over the entryway, flat cut white rock/ G.P. , its like on 90 % of what's left anyway. Those are some things that are an instant " old World building " for me. Don't even have to think about it. The piano music at the building is so right for this venue, I want to be ... all choaked up. 😢

Ooof. Im from Dubuque. Like the video. Theories are a little out there for me. I am a curious individual, and will be reading into this though. The theories of people of the past being incapable of excellent work.....never understood that. Like when it is theorized that aliens always helped the ancients. Because anyone born before the 20th century is incapable of hard and exceptional detailed work. Anyway. Nice video though.

Marble Falls texas. I see evidence of a building being uncovered in a quarry,and evidence of d e w weapons at the remains of another quarry 3? Miles away. I believe they are connected underground…..I’m thinking that the nearby towns of granite shoals,kingsland, Buchanan dam, and Burnet,along with marble Falls form a huge starfort❤️🙏🏽

Do you know how many of these buildings still stand?

No scaffolding indeed. 95% of people I'd mention any alternative history to look at me like I'm floating 10ft off the ground and I'm the crazy one😂

gaudi's architecture is also old world's architecture? or he was inspired of them

At 9:47 Basilica in the field on dirt, WTH.

Good on ya for being outspoken. Tell it like you see it. Continue free thinking outloud.

If you are interested I would like one one Midland, Michigan. It's like the only one that you did not show the Court house. I have tons of local info but honestly my production quality is not good

@18:24 Can I suggest a channel I found by chance. A young man goes into the wilderness and investigates things that have been hidden within vast areas of land by creating the National Parks system. I can’t think of the name of the channel, I will return shortly

red brick has been found to hold an electrical charge or a conductor of some sort

nice touch with the Dub style music ;)

Hey my house is in this video xD (in drone shot of downtown)

@22:26 What was the floating artifact above the corner of the building?

Evidence will show.....

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You are nuts.

Great video. City suggestion - Troy NY

Where does the corn go? 😆🌽

Entities? You mean rich people? They've always rigged the game. This is news to you?

its super catholic in dubuque ^_^ and old as heck feeling

Love this vid!!

Just found you and LOVE this channel, but I don't think you need the music? Its distracting from your crazy good content. Just a thought...ditch that crap😉

I’m listening to this. Suddenly I think, “How is my music playing over a KZfaq video?” Only to discover it’s the background music to the video! This made the video even more enjoyable. Great choice - I listen to Stick Figure DAILY. Throw in some Rebeloution next time 🤙🏼

The term is culture not, civilization.

PLEASE-no more music!!!

Yes, I too have been a G.C. and I would love to have 10$ for every one of these structures that are claimed to have been built in 2 years. Even today, with the very best ! Of crews, and yes, Crews plural, maybe 60 good men, I think I would shoot for a 5 year completion time. Now, that's with a sheet rock interior 😂 to complete it with what it has, Oh, let's give it another 5 to 8 years to be turn key. Most of the interiors of these structures would be at least twice the time to complete and some would be 4 or 5 times as long as the exterior walls and the roof. Now if I had access to the building technology that was actually used to put these things up when they were originally done, mmm, probably 2 days. 1 day to manifest the outside, and 1 day for the inside. Not counting the time for Wine and Bread breaking. And there you have it. Add 2 millennium if you want a pooper and a sink.😊

The game is rigged. Who benefits from all of it? Hmmm. 😮 You know who it is.

Dear Mr Host, Please save your socialist claptrap opinions for your pals down at the labor temple. Just history, not histrionics. thank you.

story of rebuke is debullshit

Could not get past the Marxist narration.