Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
The National Humane Alliance Fountain
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 4, 2016
1. The National Humane Alliance Fountain Marker
The National
Humane Alliance
Hermon Lee Ensign
Founder
The Haymarket Commercial
Historic District
has been entered in
The National Register of
Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Erected 1907.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.
Location. 41° 15.37′ N, 95° 51.067′ W. Marker is in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and 6th Avenue, in the median on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Council Bluffs IA 51503, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Western Iowa, in Loess Hills, and in Greater 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 walking distance of this marker: Squirrel Cage Jail (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Grenville M. Dodge (about 700 feet away); Council Bluffs Free Public Library (about 700 feet away); Council Bluffs Veterans Plaza (approx. 0.2 miles away); Spanish War Veterans (approx. Ό mile away); Mormon Trail (approx. Ό mile away); Civil War Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Amelia Bloomer (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Council Bluffs.
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Also see . . . National Humane Alliance Fountains. Alliance website entry (Submitted on April 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 4, 2016
2. Haymarket Commercial National Register Historic District Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 4, 2016
3. The National Humane Alliance Fountain and Markers
via NPS, unknown
4. Haymarket Commercial Historic District
National Register of Historic Places: Digital Archive on NPGallery website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 535 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on October 22, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
