Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Mormon Trail
Photographed By Charles T. Harrell, June 28, 2011
1. Mormon Trail Marker
Inscription.
Mormon Trail. . 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 pasturage on the plains and turns at the ferries to press onward into the beckoning golden west.
We crossed the prairies as of old the pilgrims crossed the sea. To make the west, as they the east. The homestead of the free.
In recognition of its work in erecting this boulder and placing the bas-relief, the Iowa Society, Daughters of the American Revolution and the Historical Department of Iowa, present this tablet to the Council Bluffs Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
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 pasturage on the plains and turns at the ferries to press onward into the beckoning golden west.
We crossed the prairies as of old the pilgrims crossed the sea. To make the west, as they the east. The homestead of the free.
In recognition of its work in erecting this boulder and placing the bas-relief, the Iowa Society, Daughters of the American Revolution and the Historical Department of Iowa, present this tablet to the Council Bluffs Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Erected by Iowa Society, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Location. 41° 15.585′ N, 95° 51.103′ W. Marker is in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County. Marker is on 1st Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Council Bluffs IA 51503, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 879 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 26, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.