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DAVENPORT — As the city prepares to host an influx of visitors for Pioneer Days, one could consider it worthwhile to recall the most famous of visitors past.

Along the same wavelength, a Davenport Elementary School teacher posed the question, “Who was the most famous visitor to ever come to Davenport?” during a recent visit to a fourth-grade classroom for a local history discussion.

Davenport has hosted visits from numerous people who could be argued as the most famous person to have come through town. This is a difficult question to answer, and it boils down to individual opinions...