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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RQD_golden-spike-monument_Council-Bluffs-IA.html
Fixed by Abraham Lincoln,
President of the United States.
Dedicated April 28th 1939.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D8Q_a-river-of-hope_Council-Bluffs-IA.html
A river forever changed by the power of humans flows beneath this bridge.
For more than a century, man has worked to tame the natural cycles of the Missouri River and exploit its power. There are benefits. Dams hold back floodwaters that once t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D8M_a-river-of-change_Council-Bluffs-IA.html
The Missouri River is the longest river in the United States. It stretches 2,341 miles from its headwaters at Three Forks, Montana, to where it meets the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri. Its watershed covers one-sixth of the United States…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUDE_we-were-all-busily-engaged_Council-Bluffs-IA.html
After traveling 68 days and 600 miles, it was time for the Corps of discovery to stop for a rest. On July 22, 1804, William Clark wrote, they camped on the east side of the Missouri River, about 10 miles above the mouth of the Platte River, on lan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUDC_seeking-buyers-and-sellers_Council-Bluffs-IA.html
French, Spanish, and British traders already controlled trade empires west of the Mississippi river when Lewis and Clark began the Expedition in 1804. but President Thomas Jefferson wanted the United States to control trade in the newly acquired L…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUDB_western-historic-trails-center-starting-the-journey_Council-Bluffs-IA.html
The Western Historic Trails Center welcomes you to the story of America's trails west. The trip across the county from the Mississippi to the Pacific required stamina and ingenuity to overcome the challenges of the landscape. Walk along the levee …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUAV_civil-war-memorial_Council-Bluffs-IA.html
Dedicated to the memory of the defenders of our flag. "Greater love hath no man." (Reverse side) Erected 1926 by Abe Lincoln's Woman's Relief Corps, No. 180, Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1861-1865.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUAU_mormon-trail_Council-Bluffs-IA.html
This Boulder commemorates the early travel upon the Mormon Trail through Kanseville, now Council Bluffs and is dedicated to the memory of the throngs who crossed Iowa in advance of settlements. Here thousands of pioneers encamped awaiting pasturag…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUAT_spanish-war-veterans_Council-Bluffs-IA.html
1899-1902, Philippine Islands, Cuba, Porto Rico, USA, Presented by Auxiliary No. 6, Dec. 1932, United Spanish War Veterans Camp No. 18.