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

Grenville M. Dodge

1831 - 1916

— To Honor —

Grenville M. Dodge Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2016

1. Grenville M. Dodge Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Pioneer Legislator and Patriot
U. S. Army General and Distinguished
Civil and Military Engineer

Erected 1951 by Woodmen of the World Local Camp.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil • Wars, US Indian.

Location. 41° 15.482′ N, 95° 51.054′ W. Marker is in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County. Marker is on Pearl Street south of Willow Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Marker is on City Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 209 Pearl Street, Council Bluffs IA 51503, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Council Bluffs Free Public Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Squirrel Cage Jail (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Council Bluffs Veterans Plaza (about 400 feet away); Spanish War Veterans (about 700 feet away); Mormon Trail (about 700 feet

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away); Civil War Memorial (about 700 feet away); The National Humane Alliance Fountain (about 700 feet away); The Historic General Dodge House (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Council Bluffs.

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Also see . . . Grenville M. Dodge: An Iowa Hero. (Submitted on April 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Grenville M. Dodge Marker at City Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2016

2. Grenville M. Dodge Marker at City Hall

Council Bluffs City Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2016

3. Council Bluffs City Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 388 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.