94-564: Big Nose may refer to: People [ edit ] Big Nose Kate , nickname of Mary Katherine Horony Cummings (1849 – 1940), American outlaw and gambler Big Nose George , nickname of George Parrott (1834 – 1881), American highwayman and cattle rustler Francis of the Big Nose ( François du Grand Nez ), nickname of Francis I of France (1494 – 1547), King of France Fictional characters [ edit ] Alternate name of The Little Man in
188-402: A mixed-race ( Métis ) man, serving as translator. He later was credited with founding Davenport. Chief Keokuk gave a generous portion of land to Antoine Le Claire's wife, Marguerite, the granddaughter of a Sauk chief. Le Claire built their home on the exact spot where the agreement was signed, as stipulated by Keokuk, or he would have forfeited the land. Le Claire finished the 'Treaty House' in
282-533: A booming 19th-century city. The addition of new railroad lines to Muscatine and Iowa City , and the acquisition of other lines by the Rock Island Railroad, resulted in Davenport becoming a commercial railroad hub. Steamboat companies rightly saw nationwide railroads as a threat to their business. On May 6, 1856, just weeks after the bridge was completed, a steamboat captain deliberately crashed
376-463: A dental practice by day but spent most of his time gambling and drinking. The two fought regularly and sometimes violently, but made up after fights despite the volatile relationship. According to Kate, the couple later married in Valdosta, Georgia. They traveled to Trinidad, Colorado, and then to Las Vegas, New Mexico, where they lived for about two years. Holliday worked as a dentist by day and ran
470-482: A domestic for Austrian-born David Palter and his Hungarian wife Bettina. In 1866, at age 16, Kate ran away from her foster home and stowed away on a riverboat bound for St. Louis, Missouri. Kate later claimed that while she lived in St. Louis she married a dentist named Silas Melvin with whom she had a son, and that both died of yellow fever . The United States Census records report that a Silas Melvin lived in St. Louis in
564-569: A former watchmaker from New York City, was one of three men implicated in the robbery, and he and Holliday had become good friends. When Kate and Holliday had a fight, County Sheriff Johnny Behan and Milt Joyce, a county supervisor and owner of the Oriental Saloon, decided to exploit the situation. Both were members of the Tombstone Ten Percent Ring . Behan and Joyce plied Kate with alcohol and suggested to her
658-736: A group of Sauk, Meskwaki, and Kickapoo people were defeated by the United States in the Black Hawk War . The United States government concluded the Black Hawk Purchase , sometimes called the Forty-Mile Strip or Scott's Purchase, by which the US acquired lands in what is now eastern Iowa. The purchase was made for $ 640,000 on September 21, 1832, and contained an area of some 6 million acres (24,000 km ), at
752-527: A major meat-packing plant, a Caterpillar loader plant, a historic movie-projector plant, to car and truck wheel manufacture. These and other industries left, and since 1980, population growth has been flat, hovering around 100,000 over the past 40 years. The city is prone to frequent flooding due to its location on the Mississippi River and the city's resistance to building a modern levee, unlike its sister cities. Davenport's flood wall dates from
846-633: A mountain peak in Jocotenango , Guatemala "Big Nose", song from the Poison Clan album Poisonous Mentality Anti-Semitic stereotype of the Jewish nose See also [ edit ] Schnozzola (meaning "big nose"), Italicized nickname of American comedian Jimmy Durante Big Nazo , Rhode Island performance group Big Ears Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
940-535: A pool and has had approximately 20,000 visitors each year since 1996. Junge Park is situated along the Duck Creek Parkway and includes baseball and softball fields, sand volleyball, and basketball courts. LeClaire Park is located right on the banks of the Mississippi River next to Modern Woodmen Park and hosts many summer events including River Roots Live and Ribfest. Bands for the Bix Fest play in
1034-431: A predominantly German area of Davenport, Iowa , in 1862. Horony and his wife died within a month of one another in 1865. Mary Katherine and her younger siblings were placed in the home of her brother-in-law, Gustav Susemihl, and in 1870 they were left in the care of attorney Otto Smith. The 1870 United States Census records for Davenport show Kate's younger sister, 15-year-old Wilhelmina (Wilma), living with and working as
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#17327720676051128-409: A price equivalent to 11 cents/acre ($ 26/km ). Although named after the defeated chief Black Hawk, he was being held prisoner by the US. Sauk chief Keokuk , who had remained neutral in the war, signed off on the purchase. It was made on the site of present-day Davenport. Army General Winfield Scott and Governor of Illinois, John Reynolds , acted on behalf of the United States, with Antoine Le Claire ,
1222-461: A rifle and pistol in violation of city ordinances. Clanton's head was bandaged afterward. Virgil Earp had disarmed him earlier that day and told Ike he would leave Ike's confiscated rifle and revolver at the Grand Hotel, which was favored by cowboys when they were in town. Ike testified afterward that he had tried to buy a new revolver at Spangenberger's gun and hardware store on 4th Street but
1316-805: A saloon on Center Street by night. Kate also occasionally worked at a dance hall in Santa Fe, New Mexico. By her own account, Doc and Kate met up again with Wyatt Earp and his brothers on their way to the Arizona Territory . Virgil Earp had already been in Prescott, Arizona, and persuaded his brothers to move to Tombstone . Holliday was making money at the gambling tables in Prescott. In 1880, he and Kate parted ways when Kate left for Globe, Arizona , but she rejoined Holliday soon after he arrived in Tombstone. Holliday, like his friend Wyatt Earp,
1410-400: A ten-person council. One person is elected from each of the eight wards and two at-large aldermen are elected to represent the whole city. Nonpartisan elections are held in odd-numbered years. The mayor is the top elected individual for the city and presides over city council meetings, voting in case of a tie. The mayor appoints city board members. The city council's job is to make laws and set
1504-527: A way to get even with Holliday. She signed an affidavit implicating Holliday in the murders and attempted robbery. Judge Wells Spicer issued an arrest warrant for Holliday. The Earps found witnesses who could attest to Holliday's whereabouts elsewhere at the time of the murders. Kate said that Behan and Joyce had influenced her to sign a document she didn't understand. With the Cowboy plot revealed, Judge Spicer freed Holliday. The district attorney threw out
1598-413: Is 30.7 inches (780 mm) per year. January is on average the coldest month, while July is the warmest. The highest temperature recorded in Davenport was 111 °F (44 °C) on July 12, 1936. The lowest temperature, −29 °F (−34 °C), was recorded on January 18, 2009. Substantial weather changes frequently occur at three- to four-day intervals as a result of mid-latitude storm tracks, which
1692-570: Is a 7-mile (11 km) road race held in late July in Davenport. The race was founded in 1975 by John A. Hudetz a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa , who wanted to bring to the Quad Cities some of the excitement he felt when he ran his first Boston Marathon . The first race had 84 participants, but today 12,000 to 18,000 runners take part. In late July or early August the six-day Great Mississippi Valley Fair features major grandstand concerts, carnival rides, attractions, and food vendors. Sturgis on
1786-525: Is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Iowa , United States. Located along the Mississippi River on the eastern border of the state, it is the largest of the Quad Cities , a metropolitan area with a population of 384,324 and a combined statistical area population of 474,019, ranking as the 147th-largest MSA and 91st-largest CSA in the nation. According to the 2020 census ,
1880-693: Is a three-day music festival with many traditional jazz bands held in tribute to internationally renowned jazz cornetist, pianist, composer, and Davenport native Bix Beiderbecke . The festival was started in August 1971 and the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society was founded one year later to organize and sponsor it. 2009 was the 39th consecutive festival. In addition to the Bix Fest, the Wells Fargo Street Fest features live music, food, and vendors. The annual Bix 7
1974-628: Is home the Quad City Steamwheelers indoor football team and the Quad City Storm hockey team. Davenport high schools are in the Mississippi Athletic Conference for sports. Davenport has over fifty parks or recreational trails. Major parks include Credit Island , which is a 450-acre (1.8 km ) park in southwest Davenport located alongside the Mississippi River. Fejervary Park contains
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#17327720676052068-512: Is home to Davenport high school and Saint Ambrose University football games. Davenport has a number of parks, including Credit Island park which has a bike path, baseball diamonds, tennis courts, and fishing along the Mississippi River. Vander Veer Botanical Park has a small botanical garden and also features a walking path, a lagoon, and a large fountain. The Stampe Lilac Garden is located in Duck Creek Park, on Locust St. Bix Fest
2162-559: Is home to several small businesses featuring locally grown items, such as a deli, a grocery hub, and a tap room for a local brewery. Davenport's cultural and educational institutions include the Figge Art Museum , which houses The National Center for Midwest Art and Design , and was founded in 1925 as the Davenport Municipal Art Gallery. The Putnam Museum, which was founded in 1867 and was one of
2256-617: Is recorded as working as a prostitute for madam Blanche Tribole in St. Louis. In 1874, Kate was fined for working as a "sporting woman" (prostitute) in a " sporting house " (brothel) in Dodge City , Kansas, run by Nellie "Bessie" (Ketchum) Earp, James Earp 's wife. In 1876, Kate moved to Fort Griffin, Texas , where in 1877 she met Doc Holliday . Doc said at one point that he considered Kate his intellectual equal. The couple went with Earp to Dodge City and registered as Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Holliday at Deacon Cox's boarding house. Doc opened
2350-462: Is water. Davenport is located approximately 170 miles (270 km) west of Chicago and 170 miles (270 km) east of the Iowa state capital of Des Moines . The city is located about 200 miles (320 km) north of St. Louis , Missouri, and 265 miles (426 km) southeast of Minneapolis , Minnesota. Farmland surrounds Davenport, outside the Quad Cities area. Davenport is located on the banks of
2444-478: Is where low and high pressure extratropical disturbances occur. During the summers, farmers experience difficulties while farming such as shallow soil, the humidity, and cold damp winds Although several minor tornadoes have occurred, no devastating tornado has ever touched down in Davenport. Flooding, however, is often a problem in Davenport due to the lack of a flood wall. During the Great Flood of 1993 ,
2538-571: The Arizona Pioneers' Home in Prescott, Arizona. The home had been established in 1910 by the State of Arizona for destitute and ailing miners and male pioneers of the Arizona Territory . It took Kate six months to be admitted because the home had a requirement that residents must be US citizens. According to the 1935 Bork interview, Kate was owed money by the Howard estate, but the amount owed
2632-765: The Cochise Hotel . Cummings committed suicide in Courtland, Arizona, in July 1915. Kate is enumerated in the 1910 U.S. Census in Dos Cabezas, Arizona, as a member of the home of miner John J. Howard. When Howard died in 1930, Kate was the executrix of his estate. She contacted his only daughter, who lived in Tempe, Arizona, and settled the inheritance. In 1931 the 80-year-old Kate contacted her longtime friend Arizona Governor George Hunt , and applied for admittance to
2726-513: The Davenport Community School District with 2,237 employees. Davenport is the headquarters for department store Von Maur , which has 24 stores. Davenport is also the headquarters of Lee Enterprises , which publishes fifty daily newspapers and more than 300 weekly newspapers, shoppers, and specialty publications, along with online sites in 23 states. As of September 2009, the unemployment rate in Davenport and
2820-589: The Effie Afton into the bridge. The owner of the Effie Afton , John Hurd, filed a lawsuit against the Rock Island Railroad Company. Abraham Lincoln was the lead defense lawyer for the railroad company. The hung jury meant that neither party was awarded damages; the bridge was repaired within the span of a few months, and no further intentional sabotage was pursued. However, further litigation continued for many years, until ultimately
2914-497: The Mississippi River . At this point the river has a maximum depth of around 30 to 40 feet (9.1 to 12.2 m) and is 2,217 feet (676 m) wide where the Centennial Bridge crosses it. The river flows from east to west in this area, as opposed to its usual north to south direction. From the river the city starts to slope north up a hill, which is steep at some points. The streets of the city, especially downtown and in
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3008-694: The San Augustin Feast and Fair in Levin Park during October 1881. On October 20, 1881, Morgan Earp rode to Tucson to request Holliday's assistance with dealing with Cochise County Cowboys who had threatened to kill the Earps. She wrote that Holliday asked her to remain in Tucson for her safety, but she refused, and traveled with Holliday and Earp. Kate reminisced in the letter about her stay with Holliday at C.S. Fly's Boarding House which bordered
3102-690: The United States Supreme Court upheld the right to bridge navigable streams; the bridge, and others like it that had been built in the interim, were allowed to remain. Prior to the start of the Civil War , Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood declared Davenport to be Iowa's first military headquarters; five military camps were set up in the city to aid the Union . The Davenport City Hall was built in 1895 for price of $ 100,000 ($ 3.66 million in 2023 dollars). Architectural journals of
3196-542: The Wisconsin Territorial legislature in 1837. Both Davenport and its neighbor Rockingham campaigned to become the county seat. The city with the most votes from Scott County citizens in the February 1838 election would become the county seat. On the eve of the election, Davenport citizens acquired the temporary service of Dubuque laborers so they could vote in the election. Davenport won the election with
3290-452: The 1840s. The original city plot was around current day Ripley and 5th Streets, where Antoine Le Claire had built his house. The city can be divided into five areas: downtown, central, east end, near north and northwest, and west end. Many architectural designs are found throughout the city including Victorian , Queen Anne , Tudor Revival , and others. Many of the original neighborhoods were inhabited by German settlers. The east side of
3384-452: The 1919, while Rock Island's higher flood wall dates from 1970 and Bettendorf's from the 1980s. The latter two protected their respective downtowns during the 2019 flood. The history and historical costs of proposed levee projects were summarized in 2023 by the local paper after Davenport received national media attention for the 2019 flood. There are two main universities: St. Ambrose University and Palmer College of Chiropractic , where
3478-626: The Civil War and Ambrose Hall which was the original building of St. Ambrose University . Aside from landmarks, uptown contains some entertainment venues too, such as the Great Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, which hosts fairs, stock car racing , and many other events. NorthPark Mall is the city's main shopping mall and has 160 stores. Its companion, SouthPark Mall , is located in Moline . Brady Street Stadium
3572-525: The Conference a chance to highlight mayoral leadership in making urban areas safer, cleaner and more livable." The award acknowledges achievements from the RiverVision plan of Davenport and Rock Island. Davenport and the Quad Cities are home to many sports teams. The Quad Cities River Bandits baseball team play games at Downtown Davenport's Modern Woodmen Park . The TaxSlayer Center in Moline
3666-617: The Mississippi River to the victor, but retained lands to the west. In 1803, France sold its holdings in North America west of the Mississippi River to the United States under the Louisiana Purchase . Lieutenant Zebulon Pike was the first United States representative to officially visit the Upper Mississippi River area. On August 27, 1805, Pike camped on the present-day site of Davenport. In 1832,
3760-489: The O.K. Corral (1957). Horony was played by Faye Dunaway in the 1971 film Doc . In the 1993 film Tombstone , she was portrayed by Polish actress Joanna Pacuła . The following year, Kate was portrayed by Isabella Rossellini in Wyatt Earp . [REDACTED] Media related to Big Nose Kate at Wikimedia Commons Davenport, Iowa Davenport ( US : / ˈ d æ v ən p ɔːr t / DA-vən-port )
3854-596: The Quad Cities, after the Rock Island Arsenal as a whole. Deere, however, is the largest single employer, employing 7,200 workers in the Quad Cities and 948 on its north side Davenport plant. John Deere World Headquarters is located in Moline. Other large employers in Davenport and the Quad Cities include, Genesis Health System with 5,125 employees and 4,900 in Davenport, Trinity Regional Health System with 3,333, regional grocery store Hy-Vee with 3,138 and
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3948-740: The Quad Cities; the Wells Fargo Bank Building , which is 255 feet tall, and the Mid-American Energy Building , which is 220 feet tall. Other tall buildings include the 11-story Hotel Blackhawk , the 150-foot Kahl Building and the Davenport City Hall . As of the census of 2020 , the population was 101,724. The population density was 1,594.5 inhabitants per square mile (615.6/km ). There were 46,964 housing units at an average density of 736.2 per square mile (284.2/km ). The racial makeup of
4042-467: The River is a large annual gathering of motorcycles which includes bands and food vendors. Other local expositions include River Roots Live, Beaux Arts Fair and many others. Davenport (along with neighboring Rock Island, Illinois ), won the 2007 City Livability Award in the small-city category from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Tom Cochran, executive director of the Conference, stated that the award "gives
4136-847: The Rock Island Arsenal, KONE, Inc and Alcoa . Downtown Davenport has many points of interest including the Davenport Public Library , the Davenport Skybridge , Figge Art Museum , River Music Experience , Putnam Museum , the RiverCenter/Adler Theater , Modern Woodmen Park which is home of the Quad City River Bandits baseball team and the Centennial Bridge . The former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Freight House , now known as The Freight House,
4230-542: The Vander Veer Park was one of the first major beautification efforts. Today, the eastern side of Davenport still contains many of the higher class houses in the city. The old Civil War parade grounds, in The Village of East Davenport ("The Village" for short), have been turned into Lindsay Park, which is surrounded by small specialty shops. West of The Village, Downtown contains the two tallest buildings in
4324-568: The alley where the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral took place. Kate accurately described minor details of the shootout, writing that on the day of the gunfight a man entered Fly's Boarding House with a "bandaged head" and a rifle. He was looking for Holliday, who was still in bed after a night of gambling. Kate recalled that the man who was turned away by Mrs. Fly was later identified as Ike Clanton , whom city marshal Virgil Earp had pistol-whipped earlier that day when he found Clanton carrying
4418-615: The animated television series Pink Panther and Pals Big Nose the Caveman , character and platform game "Big Nose", original name of the character "Debbie the Dog Mom" from the film Everything Everywhere All at Once Others [ edit ] Big Noses, nickname given to the Belgian Railways Class 54 (along with the similar Series 52 and 53) diesel locomotives Big Nose Mountain ( Cerro El Narizón ),
4512-413: The area. By 1959, more than 1,000 homes a year were being constructed. By the late 1970s, the good times were over for both downtown and local businesses and industries. Railroad restructuring in the mid-20th century had caused a loss of jobs in the industry. The farm crisis of the 1980s negatively affected Davenport and the rest of the Quad Cities, where a total of 35,000 workers lost their jobs throughout
4606-684: The building of the Skybridge and the Figge Art Museum . In 2011, the Gold Coast and Hamburg Historic District was named as a 2011 "America's Great Place" by the American Planning Association . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 65.92 square miles (170.73 km ), of which 63.8 square miles (165.24 km ) is land and 2.12 square miles (5.49 km )
4700-513: The central part of the town, follow a grid design. Davenport often makes national headlines when it suffers seasonal flooding by the Mississippi River. It is the largest city bordering the Mississippi that has no permanent flood wall or levee . Davenport residents prefer to maintain open access to the river for parks and vistas rather than have it cut off by dikes and levees. Davenport has adopted ordinances requiring any new construction in
4794-490: The charges, labeling them "ridiculous". After Holliday was released, he gave Kate money and put her on the stage. Kate returned to Globe for a time, but she returned to Tombstone in October of that year. In a 1939 letter to her niece Lillian Rafferty, Kate claimed that she was in the Tombstone area with Holliday during the days before the shootout. According to Kate, she was with Holliday in Tucson, Arizona when they attended
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#17327720676054888-487: The city budget. The city administrator, currently Corrin Spiegel, is appointed by the mayor with confirmation by two-thirds of the council. Citywide goals through 2012 include having a financially responsible government, having a growing economy, revitalizing neighborhoods, and upgrading city infrastructure and public facilities. The establishment of Davenport as a political and government unit came in 1839, three years after
4982-597: The city charter was amended for the first time. Changes include having six alderman replace the five trustees, dividing the city into three wards, and appointing a city clerk position to replace the recorder. The charter was amended again in 1851 to expand the city area, provide greater detail of the duties of the mayor, city council, and other officials. During the last half of the 19th century, government assumed expanding responsibilities for public welfare and public works improvements. The city expanded police protection, even temporarily having volunteer police officers to assist
5076-491: The city dates back to 1850 and has always contained higher end housing. The proximity and commanding view of the river kept these neighborhoods a fashionable address, long after the original families departed. Lindsay Park, in The Village of East Davenport , was used as parade grounds for Civil War soldiers from Camp McClellan. In contrast to the east side, the central and west neighborhoods originally contained many of
5170-455: The city had a population of 101,724, making it Iowa's third-most populous city after Des Moines and Cedar Rapids . Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836, by Antoine Le Claire and named for his friend George Davenport . From 1860 until 1980, Davenport enjoyed a long period of industrial and population growth, averaging yearly increases of about 760 people. Over that period, Davenport industries were diverse, from manufacturing locomotives,
5264-449: The city is the public works department with a budget of $ 36.7 million. The police department is second with a budget of $ 22.4 million, while the fire department has a budget of $ 15 million. The parks department has $ 6.1 million, and the Davenport Public Library has a $ 3.8 million budget. At the federal level, Davenport is in Iowa's 1st congressional district . It
5358-484: The city was 74.1% White , 12.0% Black or African American , 2.2% Asian , 0.4% Native American , 2.6% from other races , and 8.7% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 8.8% Hispanic or Latino of any race. According to the 2010 United States Census estimate, the city population grew to 99,685 and the Quad Cities metropolitan area grew to 379,690. As of the 2000 census, there were 98,359 people, 39,124 households, and 24,804 families residing in
5452-465: The city was settled. The city was incorporated as a result of a resolution by Iowa Representative Jonathan W. Parker by special charter in the Iowa Territory on January 25, 1839. Parker was a resident of Davenport and one of six trustees elected to govern the city with Rodolphus Bennet being the first mayor. Activity for the first four months was minimal as the council failed to meet. In 1842,
5546-696: The city's southwest corner remained closed for 5½ months while crews worked on cleaning up damage and removing river debris. Duck Creek, a stream situated in Bettendorf and Davenport, is also vulnerable to flash flooding . Severe thunderstorms on June 16, 1990, created heavy flash flooding in Bettendorf and Davenport that killed four people. Another major flood happened on June 12, 2008, when severe thunderstorms caused Duck Creek to overflow its banks and flood properties and nearby streets (see Iowa flood of 2008 ). The Mississippi river flooded again in 2019 and 2023. Davenport has several neighborhoods dating back to
5640-763: The city, along the Mississippi River. Sickness, hunger, and unsanitary living conditions plagued the area. The situation would soon change, as many citizens went to work for the Works Progress Administration . Davenport had an economic boom during and after World War II, driven by wartime industry and peacetime demand. As Davenport grew, it absorbed smaller surrounding communities, annexing Rockingham, Nahant, Probstei, East Davenport, Oakdale, Cawiezeel, Blackhawk, Mt. Joy, Green Tree, and others. Oscar Mayer , Ralston Purina , and other companies built plants in west Davenport. The Interstate highway network reached Davenport in 1956, improving transportation in
5734-560: The city. Davenport has seen steady population growth since its incorporation. National economic difficulties in the 1980s resulted in job and population losses. Notable people from the city have included jazz legend Bix Beiderbecke , Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Susan Glaspell , former National Football League running back Roger Craig , UFC Welterweight Champion Pat Miletich , IBF Middleweight and WBA Super Middleweight boxing champion Michael Nunn , and former two-time WWE Champion and WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins . The land
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#17327720676055828-497: The city. He also promised a more business-like government, in terms of financial responsibility and to depoliticize the police department. In the mid-1920s the city established the first zoning ordinances, electrical traffic signals and street lighting. The city also expanded with the incorporation of the city of Rockingham and the establishment of the Davenport Municipal Airport . The 2010 fiscal year budget
5922-400: The city. The population density was 1,566.5 inhabitants per square mile (604.8/km ). There were 41,350 housing units at an average density of 658.5 per square mile (254.2/km ). Davenport's population density was 30 times the average density of Iowa and 20 times the average density of the United States. However, it was about a third less than Des Moines and 20 percent less than Cedar Rapids ,
6016-596: The edge of his bed and wept from the shock of what had happened during the close-range gunfight. "That was awful," Kate claims he said. "Just awful." Boyer's work, however, has been rejected by serious scholars. Kate is reported to have made trips to Tombstone to see Holliday until he left for Colorado in April 1882. In 1887, Kate traveled to Redstone, Colorado , close to Glenwood Springs, Colorado, to visit with her brother Alexander. Some historians have tried to connect Kate and Doc to possible reconciliation attempts between
6110-626: The end of her life, several reporters tried to record Kate's life story, her relationship with Doc Holliday and her time in Tombstone . She only talked to Anton Mazzonovich and Prescott historian A.W. Bork. Kate died on November 2, 1940, five days before her 91st birthday, of acute myocardial insufficiency , a condition she started showing symptoms of the day before her death. Her death certificate states that she also suffered from coronary artery disease and advanced arteriosclerosis . Kate's death certificate contained significant discrepancies regarding her parents' names and her birthplace. Although she
6204-401: The entire Quad Cities area. Restructuring of heavy industry also continued: the Caterpillar plant on the city's north side closed, causing another wave of job loss. With the 1990s, the city finally showed the beginnings of a resurgence. In the early 21st century, many renovations and building additions have occurred to revitalize the downtown area, including repairing Modern Woodmen Park ,
6298-633: The first chiropractic adjustment took place. Several annual music festivals take place in Davenport, including the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, the Mississippi Valley Fair, and the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival . An internationally known 7-mile (11 km) foot race, called the Bix 7 , is run during the festival. The city has a Class A minor-league baseball team, the Quad Cities River Bandits . Davenport has 50 plus parks and facilities, as well as more than 20 miles (32 km) of recreational paths for biking or walking. Three interstates (80, 74 and 280) and two major United States Highways serve
6392-453: The first museums west of the Mississippi River. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra , headquartered in downtown Davenport, was founded in 1915. The Davenport Public Library was opened in 1839. The German American Heritage Center is located at the foot of the Centennial Bridge . Uptown features a few historic landmarks such as the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home which took in homeless children from all of Iowa's ninety-nine counties following
6486-610: The floodplain to be elevated above the 100-year-flood level, or protected with walls. As a result, former mayor Phil Yerington said that if they "let Mother Nature take her course, we'll all be better off". An example of a Davenport building that is elevated or flood-proofed is the Figge Art Museum . Under the Köppen climate classification, Davenport is considered to have a humid continental climate ( Dfa ). Summers are very warm to hot with high levels of humidity. Winters have cold temperatures and often high winds, with snow likely from November through February. Average snowfall in Davenport
6580-419: The help of the laborers. Rockingham supporters protested the elections to the territorial governor, on the grounds the laborers from Dubuque were not Scott County residents. The governor refused to certify the results of the election. A second election was held the following August. To avoid another import of voters, the governor set a 60-day residency requirement for all voters. Davenport won by two votes. Because
6674-586: The margin of victory was so close, a third election was held in the summer of 1840. As the August election drew nearer, Rockingham residents grew tired of the county seat cause. Davenport easily won the third election. Consequently, to avoid questions about the county seat, Davenport quickly built the first county courthouse. The Rock Island Railroad built the first railroad bridge across the Mississippi River in 1856. It connected Davenport to Rock Island, Illinois . This railway connection resulted in significant improvements to transportation and commerce with Chicago,
6768-492: The mid 1860s but that he was married to a steamship captain's daughter named Mary Bust. The census also shows that another Melvin was employed by a St. Louis asylum. Since Kate met Doc Holliday in the early 1870s, she may have confused the two and their occupations when recalling the facts later in her life. Researcher Jan Collins states that Kate entered the Ursuline Convent but did not remain long. In 1869, she
6862-513: The old German neighborhoods. Also in central Davenport, the Vander Veer Park Historic District is a neighborhood anchored by Vander Veer Park , a large park with a botanical garden and a fountain. The park was modeled after New York City's Central Park and originally shared its name. Vander Veer is surrounded by large Queen Anne and Tudor Revival style houses that were built between 1895 and 1915. Development of
6956-437: The only two cities in Iowa with higher populations than Davenport. Sioux City , the next city smaller than Davenport in population, had a density of 5 people more per square mile. The racial makeup of the area was 83.7% White (410,861), 11.43% Black or African American (27,757), 0.4% American Indian and Alaskan Native (1,255), 2.0% Asian (6,624), 0.03% Pacific Islander (156), and 2.0% from two or more races (11,929). 7.1% of
7050-428: The owner saw Ike's bandaged head and refused to sell him one. Clanton was unarmed at the time of the shootout later that afternoon. Ike testified that he picked up the weapons from William Soule, the jailer, a couple of days later. Author Glenn Boyer disputes that Kate saw the gunfight through the window of the boarding house. Also according to him, Kate stated that after Doc Holliday returned to his room, he sat at
7144-514: The park each July. Vander Veer Botanical Park welcomes approximately 25,000 visitors to continuous floral shows. The city features two recreational trails for biking or walking. Duck Creek Parkway extends from Emeis Park in west Davenport 8.26 miles (13.29 km) east to Bettendorf along Duck Creek. Riverfront Parkway extends 4.75 miles (7.64 km) along the Mississippi waterfront from Credit Island to Bettendorf. Both these trails continue into Bettendorf. Plans are being discussed to connect
7238-438: The population was Hispanic or Latino of any race (37,070). There were 39,124 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. Of all households, 29.5% were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
7332-482: The rest of the Quad Cities, had risen to 8.4%. The median income for a household in the city was $ 40,378, with families earning $ 51,445. Males had a median income of $ 41,853 versus $ 30,002 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 18,828. About 10.5% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those ages 65 or over. The surrounding Quad Cities have major places of employment, including
7426-537: The spring of 1833. He founded Davenport on May 14, 1836, naming it for his friend Colonel George Davenport , who was stationed at Fort Armstrong during the war. The city was incorporated on January 25, 1839. The area was successively governed by the legislatures of the Michigan Territory , the Wisconsin Territory , Iowa Territory and finally Iowa. Scott County was formed by an act of
7520-440: The three paid officers. Fire protection was expanded in 1882, with the city's first 13 paid firefighters. Former mayor Henry Vollmer accomplished several public works achievements, including large street paving and new sub-divisions being plotted. A large city budget surplus brought the creation of the Davenport City Hall . After 1900, each mayor brought new agendas for city improvement. Waldo Becker encouraged new railroads for
7614-669: The time poked fun at the project due to the small amount of money budgeted. The skyline began forming in the 1920s with the construction of the Kahl Building , the Parker Building, and the Capitol Theatre during a period of economic and building expansion. By 1932, thousands of Davenport residents were on public relief, due to the Great Depression . A shantytown of the poor developed in the west end of
7708-556: The title Big Nose . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Big_Nose&oldid=1254238098 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Big Nose Kate Mary Katherine Horony Cummings (November 7, 1849 – November 2, 1940), popularly known as Big Nose Kate ,
7802-524: The two trails in Riverdale . Three public golf courses are offered in the city. For river-related activities, The Channel Cat boat offers rides across the river and has two stops in Iowa and three stops in Illinois and connects the bike paths that each state has on its river front. Davenport uses a mayor–council form of local government. As of 2021 , city government consists of mayor Mike Matson and
7896-570: The two. After Doc Holliday died in 1887, Kate married Irish blacksmith George Cummings in Aspen, Colorado, on March 2, 1890. After working several mining camps throughout Colorado, they moved to Bisbee, Arizona, where she briefly ran a bakery. After returning to Willcox, Arizona, in Cochise County , Cummings became an abusive alcoholic and they separated. In 1900, Kate moved to Dos Cabezas or Cochise and worked for John and Lulu Rath, owners of
7990-423: The water crested at 22.63 feet (6.90 m) on July 9. This is nearly 8 feet (2.4 m) above the 14.9-foot (4.5 m) flood stage. Major flooding in Davenport causes many problems. Roads in and around the downtown area, including U.S. Route 67 , are closed and cause increased traffic on other city roads. The effects of major flooding can be long-lasting. For example, during the 2008 flooding, Credit Island in
8084-487: The working class Germans who settled the town. Development on the west side started in the 1850s, with extensive construction occurring in the 1870s. Housing was mostly one and a half to two-story front gable American Foursquare and simplified Queen Anne style. The central Hamburg neighborhood, now known as the Hamburg Historic District , contains the most architecturally significant residences in
8178-417: Was $ 199.2 million, an increase of $ 35 million from 2009. The city's general fund receives the largest amount of funds from property taxes, followed by service fees such as solid waste collection and swimming pool or golf course admission and 80% of its expenses go to personnel costs. The city has given a few surveys for citizens to rate the quality of life and city services. The largest department in
8272-412: Was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.03. Age spread: 26.2% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. Davenport's biggest labor industry is manufacturing, with over 7,600 jobs in the sector. John Deere is the second largest employer in
8366-456: Was a Hungarian-born American outlaw, gambler, prostitute and longtime companion and common-law wife of Old West gambler and gunfighter Doc Holliday . "Tough, stubborn and fearless", she was educated, but chose to work as a prostitute due to the independence it provided her. She is the only woman with whom Holliday is known to have had a relationship. Mary Katherine Horony (also Harony (original family name from Hungary), Haroney, and Horoney )
8460-479: Was always looking for an opportunity to make money, and joined the Earps in Tombstone during the fall of 1880. On March 15, 1881, at 10:00 pm, three cowboys attempted to rob a Kinnear & Company stagecoach carrying $ 26,000 in silver bullion (by the inflation adjustment algorithm: $ 820,000 in today's dollars) near Benson, Arizona , during which the popular driver Eli "Budd" Philpot and passenger Peter Roerig were killed. Cochise County Cowboy Bill Leonard ,
8554-654: Was born in Hungary, her death certificate states she was born in Davenport, Iowa, to father Marchal H. Michael and mother Catherine Baldwin. The birthplace of both her parents is shown on the certificate as "unknown". The superintendent of the Pioneer Home is named as the informant on the death certificate. Kate was buried on November 6, 1940, in the Arizona Pioneers' Home Cemetery in Prescott, Arizona. Jo Van Fleet played Kate (surnamed Fisher) in Gunfight at
8648-672: Was born on November 7, 1850, in Érsekújvár , Kingdom of Hungary (present-day Nové Zámky , Slovakia ). She was the second daughter of Hungarian physician and teacher Mihály Horony (1817–1865) and Katalin Boldizsár (1830–1865). In 1860, Dr. Horony, his second wife Katharina, and his children left Hungary for the United States, arriving in New York City on the German ship Bremen in September. The Horony family settled in
8742-470: Was not enough to buy firewood through the winter, as Kate had complained in her letters to the governor. She was admitted as one of the first female residents of the home. She lived there and became an outspoken resident, assisting other residents with living comforts. Kate wrote many letters to the Arizona state legislature, often contacting the governor when she was not satisfied with their response. Near
8836-517: Was originally owned by the Sauk , Meskwaki (Fox), and Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Native American tribes. France laid claim to this territory as part of its New France and Illinois Country in the 18th century. Its traders and missionaries came to the area from Canada (Quebec), but it did not have many settlers here. After losing to Great Britain in the Seven Years' War , France ceded its territory east of
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