Near Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Lewis and Clark Monument

December 26, 2024

1. Lewis and Clark Monument, Outside North Wall

Inscription. Beneath the bluffs on the Missouri Lewis and Clark held parley with the Otoe and Missouri Indians and named the locality Council Bluffs
August 3-1804

A memorial to the Lewis and Clark expedition erected by the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Iowa
November-1935

Erected 1935 by the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Iowa.

Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lewis & Clark Expedition series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 3, 1804.

Location. 41° 18.206′ N, 95° 51.494′ W. Marker is near Council Bluffs, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County. It can be reached from Monument Road 0.8 miles north of Mynster Springs Road, on the left when traveling north. Located in Lewis and Clark Monument Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19962 Monument Rd, Council Bluffs IA 51503, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in Western Iowa, in Loess Hills,

and in Greater

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Omaha.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Anticipating an Indian Council (a few steps from this marker); The Lewis & Clark Expedition (a few steps from this marker); Like A Bald Man’s Head (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel William H. Kinsman (approx. 2.2 miles away); (missing) ... Was York (approx. 2.4 miles away in Nebraska); Profitable Possibilities (approx. 2.4 miles away in Nebraska); Abraham Lincoln's 1859 Visit (approx. 2½ miles away); Kanesville Mormon Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Council Bluffs.

Other markers no longer nearby. Anticipating An Indian Council (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Lewis and Clark Expedition

Lewis and Clark Monument, Outside South Wall image. Click for full size.

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2. Lewis and Clark Monument, Outside South Wall

(was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Lewis and Clark Monument at Rainbow Point, Council Bluffs (U.S. National Park Service). (Submitted on January 13, 2025.)

Lewis and Clark Monument, Inside North Wall image. Click for full size.

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3. Lewis and Clark Monument, Inside North Wall

Lewis and Clark Monument, Inside South Wall image. Click for full size.

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4. Lewis and Clark Monument, Inside South Wall

Lewis and Clark Monument, from the east image. Click for full size.

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5. Lewis and Clark Monument, from the east

Lewis and Clark Monument, from the west image. Click for full size.

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6. Lewis and Clark Monument, from the west

Flagpole Marker image. Click for full size.

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7. Flagpole Marker

"This flagsite plaza given by Council Bluffs Savings Bank and Council Bluffs Business Association 1987"

Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2025. This page has been viewed 373 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on January 13, 2025.