The short, steep Fenelon Place Elevator is an incline railway in Dubuque, Iowa. Built in 1882 by banker J.K. Graves as his private ride to and from work, it opened to the public in 1884. At the top you can see views of the Mississippi River, Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. (Photo: Dees Stribling)
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