Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
Title
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
Subject
News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa.
Description
Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil
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Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
Collection Items
Mills County Boasts Museum, Stage House
Stone And Bronze Marker . . . commemorate the early trails across Mills County.
Mills County Boasts Museum, Stage House
Stagecoach House . . . near Silver City stands vacant now. It is privately owned and not open to the public.
Lewis, Iowa
(Cass County)
Lewis, Iowa
(Cass County)
(Cass County)
Fund Raisers To Restore House? - Historic Residence Deteriorating
Examining A Crumbling Wall . . . on the Hitchcock House are Doug Travis, left, and Sandy Rhoades. A fund drive is under way to restore the building.
Fund Raisers To Restore House? - Historic Residence Deteriorating
Placed On The National Register . . . of Historic Places in 1979, the Hitchcock House is one of three sites in Cass County listed on the publication. Built about 1854, the structure was used as a hide-out for runaway slaves.
Hitchcock House Eyed For Restoration
The Hitchcock House . . . sheltered escaped slaves who were making their way toward freedom on the Underground Railroad. The house at one time had a pivoting wall that led to a room where slaves hid from their pursuers.
Hitchcock House Eyed For Restoration
Patching A Deteriorating Wall . . . will be a big step toward renovating the Hitchcock House. Discussing the project are, from left, Mayor Bill Worth, the Rev. Melvin Ammon and Michael Audino, director of the Southwest Iowa Planning Council.
Last Minute Landscaping Completed For Lewis School Dedication Program - Crescent Club Women Started Ball Rolling . . .
Ready For Dedication . . . Sunday is the new Lewis School, which replaces a building destroyed by fire.
Foot-Thick Stone House Once Hid Negro Slaves - Now Farm Residence Near Lewis
Great Fireplace . . . in the secret room of the house kept runaway slaves and abolitionists warm.
Council Bluffs Schools--Kanesville High School
C.B. Schools--Kanesville High School
(formerly "Alternative Learning Center")
(formerly "Alternative Learning Center")
Council Bluffs Schools--Instructional Committee
C.B. Schools--Instructional Committee
Levee, Missouri River
Levee, Missouri River
Engineers Hope To Start Soon - Plan Levee Bids Early In February
Where The New Levee Goes - This map designates the location of the Missouri river levee south of Council Bluffs and the three governing bodies under whom it will fall. These bodies have the responsibility of providing land for levee right-of-way and…
Lepley, William L. & Ginny
Educator
Lepley, William L. & Ginny
Educator
Educator
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