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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.
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.
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.
Mills County Boasts Museum, Stage House
Stagecoach House . . . near Silver City stands vacant now. It is privately owned and not open to the public.
Mills County Boasts Museum, Stage House
Museum . . . at Glenwood houses many relics of early years.
Mills County Boasts Museum, Stage House
Stone And Bronze Marker . . . commemorate the early trails across Mills County.
Council Bluffs Schools--Kirn Middle School
Aerial view of Kirn Junior High School and athletic field.
Council Bluffs Schools--Kirn Middle School
Photo of front of Kirn Junior High School with buses and students on the stairs and sidewalks.
Council Bluffs Schools--Kirn Middle School
Photo of the old Kirn school entrance placed in the media center of the new Kirn school, honoring Gerald W. Kirn with a photo of Mr. Kirn in an arched section of a wall, and a carved, stone cornice and peak with a shield bearing "1900." A man with…
Kirn Views Kirn School
It's a real honor when a school is named for a living person--as this structure is for Gerald W. Kirn. The long time educator in the Council Bluffs school system views the sign erected this week at the former Abraham Lincoln High building. He was a…
Hundreds honor mentor, Mr. Kirn
Speaking With A Guest...at a Sunday birthday party is 89-year-old Gerald Kirn, retired Council Bluffs educator extraordinaire. About 350 past pupils and friends of Mr. Kirn gathered at the old Abraham Lincoln High School gymnasium to celebrate the…
Iowans of future, learn about the Kirn of the past
Over half completed on Jan. 26, 1979 is the new Kirn Junior High School at North Avenue and Highway 6. The facility, which will house up to 900 students, replaced the old Kirn School which was burned by arsonists. The new facility is scheduled to…
The Media Center
The Media Center...at Kirn provides students with a "wide-open" atmosphere that administrator's hope will invite students to come in. The back wall features the entrance to the original building and picture of the man for whom it was named.
Schools selling Kirn field despite 284-name petition
Area residents are protesting the sale of the old Kirn Junior High School field which sits on a bluff overlooking Council Bluffs. The school will put the property on the auction block Feb. 3. Area residents want the property turned into a public…
Lewis & Clark Monument & Trail
Lewis & Clark Monument at Rainbow Point in Council Bluffs, IA
Early History Abounds On Iowa's Lewis-Clark Trail - From Hamburg To Sioux City
Waubonsie State Park . . . is one of Fremont County's most attractive recreation areas. The 1,129-acre state park is located on Highway 2 midway between Hamburg and Sydney.
Lewis & Clark Medallion
The Lewis & Clark Historical Association of Sioux City has issued a silver or gold medallion honoring Sgt. Charles Floyd, the first American soldier to die west of the Mississippi River and the only fatality of the historic Lewis & Clark expedition…
Lewis & Clark Monument & Trail
Rifle Slugs Mar Stone Carving . . . commemorating the Lewis and Clark expedition at the monument north of Council Bluffs.
Monument Is Crumbling
Signs of deterioration are showing on portions of the Lewis and Clark monument as pointed out by Terry Cox, city recreation superintendent. Weather is the apparent culprit. The upper corner of the west side of the monument, one of the favorite…
Floyd Monument In Woodbury County - Only Fatality On Expedition
Grave Site . . . and marker in memory of Sgt. Charles Floyd reaches skyward 100 feet above a bluff south of Sioux City.