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Council Bluffs was founded in the late 1840s as Kanesville by Mormons. When Brigham Young called all people of the faith outside of Utah to Salt Lake City in 1852, the community ceased to be majority Mormon. It was renamed Council Bluffs in 1853. The buildings here are among the earliest extant commercial buildings in the city. [2]
The 100 Block of West Broadway Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]
Buildings and structures in Council Bluffs, Iowa (3 C, 26 P) M. Mormon Battalion (1 C, 9 P) P. People from Council Bluffs, Iowa (2 C, 65 P) T.
The Willow–Bluff–3rd Street Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]
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Marseilles then occupied the addition while Sandwich remained in the original building. There was a shift from agricultural implements to food processing as the area's business interests began to diversify. Dwarfies Corporation, a cereal manufacturer, took over the building in 1929.
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The first railroad arrived in the city in 1867, and by 1898 there were 11 truck line railroads that terminated here. That made Council Bluffs an excellent place for the transfer and distribution of goods. [2] Chicago based McCormick Harvesting Machine Company had this four-story brick structure built in 1894 as one of their branch houses. Those ...