As the Mormon Battalion began their march to an unknown future in July 1846, they looked back on their families, fearing for their welfare and wondering when they would meet again. They marched from Iowa to California, where they were discharged. . . . — — Map (db m264592) HM
"A king of men,
whose crown was love,
whose throne was gentleness."
This monument is to
commemorate the visit of
Abraham Lincoln
to Council Bluffs, Aug. 19, 1859
From this point he viewed
the extensive panorama of the . . . — — Map (db m241041) HM
President of Iowa Suffrage Assn. 1871-1873. Advocate for temperance, women's rights & equal pay for women school teachers in Council Bluffs. — — Map (db m264547) HM
President Jefferson gave detailed instructions to Captain Meriwether Lewis - they were to seek out, meet with, and learn from the American Indian nations along the journey.
On July 28, 1884, the Lewis and Clark Expedition passed this . . . — — Map (db m264668) HM
Dedicated to the memory of the defenders of our flag. “Greater love hath no man.”
(reverse) Erected 1926 by Abe Lincoln’s Woman’s Relief Corps, No. 180, Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1861-1865. — — Map (db m45066) HM
Teacher in the public schools
of Council Bluffs,
Lieutenant and Captain Co. B.
4th Iowa Infantry,
Lieutenant-Colonel and Colonel
23rd Iowa Infantry.
[Dedicated] May 17, 1902 . . . — — Map (db m93985) HM WM
The Glory of their Spirit. When destiny demanded and country called, They in answer left our rolling hills and great river valley, and learned the arts of war. Then, on and beneath restless waves of the deep, in endless skies and across vast oceans . . . — — Map (db m44840) WM
Drusilla Hendricks depended on her 16-year-old son, William, to help care for her family of six. Her husband, James, had been partially paralyzed during a battle in Missouri. Since the Church needed able-bodied young men to march with the battalion, . . . — — Map (db m264613) HM
Elizabeth had benefited from the help of her parents-in-law many times while her husband, William, served as a missionary. This time felt different. This time he would have to leave Elizabeth and their children with "no dwelling, save a wagon." . . . — — Map (db m264615) HM
Fanny Taggart arrived at Winter Quarters after her husband, George, had already left with the Mormon Battalion. With no means of her own and a stepdaughter, Eliza Ann, to care for, she "felt like bursting into tears." At the advice of Brigham Young, . . . — — Map (db m264617) HM
Fountain of Honor erected by the people of Council Bluffs, Iowa, in honor of those who served in the World War 1917 — 1918
For universal peace they died and here by love are glorified
Otto Achatz ·
Reuben Albertson ·
Sylvester Allen . . . — — Map (db m264550) WM
In 1863, this area designated by President Lincoln as eastern end of first transcontinental railroad. Union Pacific built railroad west to Utah. — — Map (db m264544) HM
Through the efforts of General Dodge, as Chief Engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad, and the foresight of Abraham Lincoln, Council Bluffs became the hub of the first Transcontinental Railroad. — — Map (db m82165) HM
Hyde Park was a small farming community just west of here, founded in 1847 by Mormon pioneers. It was named for Orson Hyde, an Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints who took up residence here when he returned that spring from . . . — — Map (db m93960) HM
Some 10,000 goldseekers ferried the Missouri River at Council Bluffs in 1849. The settlement was "only a little Burg between two high bluffs," but over the next two decades it became the preferred "jumping off" point for thousands of overland . . . — — Map (db m93961) HM
This historic cemetery of Kanesville (now Council Bluffs) was created as the resting place for the mortal remains of several hundred Mormon pioneers. From 1846 to 1853, thousands of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the . . . — — Map (db m93973) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m264676) HM
One of the most remarkable infantry marches in American history began here in July 1846 with the mustering of the Mormon Battalion. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) responded to the request from President James . . . — — Map (db m22662) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m45065) HM
Ministered to the Pottawattamie Indians 1838 to 1840 in the blockhouse built near this spot by U.S. dragoons in 1837. With love, faith and courage he labored for the cause of humanity. — — Map (db m264555) HM
Dedicated to the public on May 22, 2013, Tom Hanafan River's Edge Park reflects the power of the Missouri River and mirrors the strength and grace of the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge.
Carved from the river's riparian woodlands, the . . . — — Map (db m272074) HM
Building a permanent home for Latter-day Saints required unexpected sacrifices.
Shortly after Latter-day Saints began gathering here in 1846, they received a difficult request. The United States government asked for a battalion of 500 men . . . — — Map (db m264588) HM
The gathering of Saints included welcoming back friends who had once lost their faith.
At a meeting here in Kanesville on October 21, 1848, Elder Orson Hyde of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles suddenly stopped speaking in the middle of a . . . — — Map (db m264595) HM
Sarah Allen was grieving the loss of two children and had recently recovered from cholera herself when she bade farewell to her husband, Ezra. A miscommunication with merchants left her without provisions, and she chose to stay behind when her wagon . . . — — Map (db m264620) HM
Monumental in scale and daring in concept, the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge was selected by Travel+Leisure Magazine as one of the Worlds's [sic] Most Spectacular Pedestrian Bridges and has also received the prestigious Project of the Year . . . — — Map (db m272344) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m45162) HM
When Sophronia's husband, Henry, joined the battalion, he lamented leaving her on land belonging to a friend "with but little provisions, 3 dollars in money, [and] one cow." Before Henry marched away, he looked back one last time and saw Sophronia . . . — — Map (db m264616) HM
The Historic Pottawattamie County Squirrel Cage Jail. Built in 1885 and in continuous use as a jail until 1969. Acquired by the Park Board in 1971 for preservation. Named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 by the United States . . . — — Map (db m44839) HM
Latter-day Saints were willing to give their all for their religious convictions.
Thousands of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints poured into western Iowa and eastern Nebraska in 1846. Fleeing religious intolerance . . . — — Map (db m264584) HM
At the Grand Encampment, 490 men, 12 boys and 20 women joined the Mormon Battalion. The Grand Encampment was the gathering Point for Mormon Wagon Trains, 1846.
During the spring and summer of 1846, many pioneer companies of The Church of . . . — — Map (db m293316) HM
Built by General Grenville M. Dodge in 1869 and designated a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of Interior of the National Park Service in 1963.
Acquired as a museum through public donations and restored by the . . . — — Map (db m249839) HM
Learning the will of God concerning Church leadership took unified thoughts and prayers.
On December 5, 1847, members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles met in Kanesville. Their meeting lasted late into the night. Under the leadership of . . . — — Map (db m264594) HM
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 land . . . — — Map (db m45164) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m45161) HM
One of President Jefferson’s goals for this expedition was to seek out the native peoples and council with them. On July 28, 1804, the expedition passed this overlook area early in the morning and noted of this area “a bluff on the S.S. . . . — — Map (db m45111) HM
During late July and early August of 1804, the Lewis and Clark Expedition traveled the length of the Missouri River that today is the boarder between Iowa and Nebraska. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark studied the river, forests, and prairies. . . . — — Map (db m45117) HM
In 1804-1806, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the Corps of Discovery on an epic journey. Charged by President Thomas Jefferson to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean through the newly acquired Louisiana territory, they mapped the . . . — — Map (db m264664) HM
In 1804-06, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led about 40 soldiers and boatmen on an epic journey. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned this “Corps of discovery” to find a route to the Pacific Ocean through the newly acquired Louisiana . . . — — Map (db m45116) HM
To Our Armed Forces;
You go where we ask, never with complaint
You fight with honor, never demanding praise
You sacrifice greatly, never yielding courage
You always protect our freedoms, never will you fail
"Thank you"
Citizens of Oakland . . . — — Map (db m93776) WM
The Council Bluffs area was the scene of such important events in Iowa history as the explorations of Lewis and Clark, the Mormon Trail, the Missouri River steamboat traffic and the railroad industry. Francois Guittar established the first white . . . — — Map (db m224579) HM
The Council Bluffs area was the scene of such important events in Iowa history as the explorations of Lewis and Clark, the Mormon Trail, the Missouri River steamboat traffic and the railroad industry. Francois Guittar established the first white . . . — — Map (db m224580) HM
