In memory of Alva R. Rex Darst 1895-1988 and in honor of all veterans This memorial donated & erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7064 Tabor, Iowa 1988 — — Map (db m176648) HM WM
A world class landform; rare geologic features including peak-and-saddle topography and stair-like catsteps; rare flora and fauna such as biscuitroot. These are important reasons why Rosie Hall and her late husband Phil wanted to protect this land. . . . — — Map (db m193992) HM
In 1912, there were approximately one million motor vehicles registered in the United States but few good roads. Most of the roads outside of urban areas were dirt that turned to mud when wet. Long-distance travel by car was still very much a . . . — — Map (db m162418) HM
Ninety percent of Iowa's land area is in agriculture, the highest of any state in the United States. As you travel the roads in Iowa, you will notice most of the crops are one of two types: corn or soybeans. Corn Native to central Mexico, where . . . — — Map (db m162420) HM
Loess Light-weight grains of feldspar, quartz, and mica are the material of loess. It is homogenous, clayless, and porous. The Hills are strengthened with a dry climate and endangered by erosion when excessive moisture occurs. The . . . — — Map (db m162417) HM
What is a Freedom Rock and the Freedom Rock Tour? The Freedom Rock (established in 1999) is a large boulder located in rural Iowa that is repainted every year with a different Thank You for our nations Veterans to honor their service to our . . . — — Map (db m291000) HM
Left column
God Bless America
Seals of Armed Forces Center column
In Honor of All Those Who Served This Great Nation in War and Peace Time
American Flag . . . — — Map (db m30575) WM
The Loess Hills of Western Iowa are made of wind-blown soils that are highly susceptible to erosion if not protected by a patchwork of conservation practices. All throughout the Loess Hills region, farmers use multiple practices, placed in specific . . . — — Map (db m162419) HM
This memorial is dedicated to
the Veterans of World War II
Roll of Honor
[Killed or Died in Service]
Harry Dodson Arthur Frazier
Robert Leu Clair Mayberry
[Others not transcribed] — — Map (db m93951) WM
Early pioneer of this community arrived Coonville (Glenwood) July 4, 1849 from England. Operated first grist mill built on this site by J.W. Coolidge in 1849. Established Sivers-Deupree Mill on Keg Creek north of Glenwood 1865. Operated Vinton Mill . . . — — Map (db m93065) HM
This Marker Commemorates The Early Trails Across Mills Co. Dragoon 1835 Mormon 1846 Stagecoach 1850 And Honors The Valiant Pioneers Who Travelled Them — — Map (db m93052) HM
Erected by Monona County
in memory of the defenders of our flag.
May 30, 1916.
Fraternity Charity and Loyalty.
Hanscom Post No. 97 G. A. R. — — Map (db m236233) WM
Monona County's Freedom Rock
Many Americans think of Iowa as having little topographic variation. However, in westernmost Iowa the Loess Hills rise 200 feet above the flat plains forming a narrow band running north-south 200 miles along . . . — — Map (db m135763) WM
August 9, 1804
Clark wrote in his journal: "The fog being thick detained us untile half pasd. 7 oClock at which time we Set out and proceeded on under a Gentle Breeze from the SE I walked on Shore, Saw an Elk, crossed a Istmust . . . — — Map (db m236248) HM
When Lewis and Clark began their exploration in 1804, the Missouri was wild with constantly changing channels and chutes. The "Big Muddy" got its name from its shifting bottom.
The river topped its banks every spring and deposited nutrients in . . . — — Map (db m236251) HM
Lewis and Clark in Iowa
On July 18, 1804, Lewis & Clark recorded in their journals that the bluffs you are standing on were "...a ridge of naked hills...running parrallel to the river as far as we could see and from three to six miles . . . — — Map (db m236249) HM
Open and Boundless Prairie
When Lewis & Clark saw western Iowa in 1804, the land was almost completely covered with prairie grasses and wildflowers. Now, very little of this vegetation remains. The largest tracts of undisturbed prairie . . . — — Map (db m236247) HM
Mormon Influence
In 1853, as an expedition of Mormons crossed Iowa en route to Utah, 50 to 60 families left the main group to seek land to settle and to follow the teachings of their leader Charles B. Thompson, a former follower of Joseph . . . — — Map (db m236246) 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 . . . — — Map (db m236250) HM
On August 11, 1804, Clark wrote: "...a hard wind accompanied with rain from the S.E. after the rain was over Capt. Lewis myself & 10 men assended the Hill on the L.S. (larboard side) under which there was Some fine Springs to the top of a high . . . — — Map (db m236245) HM
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 Lincolns Womans 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 Americas 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 Jeffersons 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
This small subwatershed was a pilot project of the Little Sioux River Flood Preservation Project. It was the first organized subwatershed in Woodbury County. The project was supervised by the Woodbury County Soil and Water Conservation District . . . — — Map (db m113232) HM
Ray "Bubba" Sorensen painted this rock in June 2017.
The west face includes images of Sgt. Charles Floyd and the Floyd Monument in Sioux City, Iowa.
Sgt. Floyd was a United States explorer, a non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Army . . . — — Map (db m126927) WM
Correctionville's first brick schoolhouse has been standing here since 1872. Correctionville residents working for a local brickyard dug the clay nearby hand-formed and fired for the schoolhouse.
The building was repaired in the 1950s and . . . — — Map (db m220484) HM
Midwestern prairie towns relied on trains to bring passengers, consumer goods, construction lumber, mail and coal. A town with a depot enjoyed more business activity and travelers coming and going because trains made regularly scheduled stops to . . . — — Map (db m102567) HM
Correctionville — the city with the longest single name in Iowa — was named for the correction line which forms Fifth Street through the heart of the Business District.
Correction lines were used by surveyors in making land . . . — — Map (db m92784)
This bridge is a type of bridge patented in 1844, by Thomas and Caleb Pratt. The first Pratt truss bridges were wood designs, but when wrought iron and then steel became more available, the design quickly switched to metal. Metal bridges could . . . — — Map (db m102565) HM
Russel A. Dixon was born on August 14, 1910 at West Plains, Missouri. After spending several summers working in the area with his brother Ellis building roads, Russ and his wife Gladys moved to the Correctionville area in 1937. He and Ellis became . . . — — Map (db m291714) HM
"Corps of Discovery is a site-specific public-artwork based on the Louis
and Clark Expedition. Concepts and images were developed with
respect to the rich history of Woodbury County. The components
integrated throughout the building and site . . . — — Map (db m196861) HM
Welcome to the Loess Hills Scenic Byway,
the first scenic byway in Iowa. Flanking the state's western border, this Byway passes through a unique land formation that's only one to fifteen miles wide and about 200 miles long from near Sioux . . . — — Map (db m292009) HM
Lewis and Clark Expedition
President Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis
and William Clark to explore the Missouri
River and discover a stream leading from its
headwaters to the Pacific which would afford
the best water route for developing . . . — — Map (db m224586) HM
Sergeant Floyd Monument
The Floyd Monument honors Sergeant Charles Floyd, the only man to die on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He succumbed on Iowa soil and was buried near present-day Sioux City. It was erected 1900-1901.
Lewis and . . . — — Map (db m292008) HM
Crushed by glaciers, carried by the wind, carved by rain, and inhabited by rare and unusual plants and animals, the Loess Hills of western Iowa possess natural features rarely duplicated anywhere else in the world. Only western Iowa and the Yellow . . . — — Map (db m162527) HM
Capt Lewis took 12 men & went to
the Pond & Crek between Camp and
the old Village and Caught upwards
of 800 fine fish, 79 Pike, .8 fish
resembg Salmon Trout, 8 Salmon, 1
Rock, 1 flat Back, 127 Buffalow F
red horse, 4 Bass Y 490 Catt. . . . — — Map (db m196863) HM
after Breakfast we Collected those
Indians under an awning of our Main
Sail, in presence of
and Delivered a long Speech to them
expressive of our journey the wirkes of
our Government, Some advice to them
and Directions how They were to
our . . . — — Map (db m161626) HM
We had seen but a few aquatic fouls of any
kind on the river since we commenced our
journey up the Missouri. this day I saw a
great number of feathers floating down the
river those feathers had a very extraordinary
appearance as the appeared in . . . — — Map (db m161627) HM
On August 21, Tuesday, 1804, Lewis & Clark wrote: " We set out verry early this morning and proceeded on under a Gentle Breeze from the S.E. Passed Willow Creek (Perry Creek) Small on the S.S. (Starboard Side) below a bluff of . . . — — Map (db m160796) HM
Dedicated
in Memory of
Roselie Menard
Sioux City's First Bride
Born 1838 A.D.
Died 1865 A.D.
Presented By
Milton E. Follis
1939
Officers of
Woodbury
County
Pioneer Club
Frank E. Gill, Pres.
W.M. Stevens, Past . . . — — Map (db m102568) HM
West Side of Monument
Floyd
This Shaft
Marks the Burial Place of
Sergeant Charles Floyd
A Member of the
Lewis and Clark Expedition
He Died in his Country's service
and was buried near this spot
August 20 1804
Graves of . . . — — Map (db m177305) HM
People have always been attracted to the loess Hills, with their rich natural resources and beautiful landscape. Native peoples, explorers, early settlers, and modern man have gathered across, settled upon, and enjoyed these lush lands.
. . . — — Map (db m136493) HM
"Today we work the land, or perhaps we should say the land works for us. It grows our food, supports our building, provides row materials for our industries, absorbs our wastes, and stores our water supplies. Therefore, we need to understand . . . — — Map (db m136524) HM
Named in Memory of
-Herbert Quick-
-Statesman-Writer-
-Mayor of Sioux City-
He Knew and Loved the Prairie's
of Iowa
-1861 - 1925- — — Map (db m102570) HM
On August 21, Tuesday, 1804, Lewis and Clark wrote: "We set out verry early this morning and proceeded under a Gentle Breeze from the S.E . . . Passed Willow Creek (Perry Creek) Small on the S.S. (Starboard Side) below a bluff of about 170 . . . — — Map (db m112827) HM
Prehistoric hunter-gatherers traveled these hills more than 13,000 years ago, finding all they needed to sustain their nomadic bands. They were followed by Archaic and Woodland cultures, which formed more permanent camps and cultivated crops. . . . — — Map (db m136492) HM
Designer: J.A.L. Waddell
Built By: Phoenix Bridge Company - Fabricator and Erector
Sooysmith & Company - Foundations & Piers
The stone of this monument came from piers of the previous bridge erected at this spot. The Pacific Short Line . . . — — Map (db m178598) HM
When Lewis & Clark saw western Iowa in 1804, the land was almost completely covered with prairie grasses and wildflowers. Now, very little of this vegetation remains. The largest tracts of undisturbed prairie found in Iowa are here in the Loess . . . — — Map (db m162542) HM
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