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Well-Guarded Leaf
Now that fall has officialyl arrived, this small twig with three leaves attached managed to find itself resting in the protective circle of an old marine cannon. The cannon is one of four that surround the Col. William H. Kinsman monument in…
View from Fairview Cemetery
Photograph of view from Fairview Cemetery. Skyline of Omaha as it appeared in 1887.
Vandals Hit Cemetery
Broken and Displaced Tombstones . . . were the result of vandalism at Fairview Cemetery, 308 Lafayette Ave. The city, which is responsible to repair the damage, will begin working on the project late this week with special equipment.
Today
Today...the Kinsman Monument has grown in stature and appearance. It presents the same cannon and stone base set against the background of a peaceful, well maintained corner of the cemetery. Surrounding it are the graves of veterans who shared the…
Soldiers Monument, Fairview Cemetery
Photograph of the Soldiers Monument (Kinsman Monument) at Fairview Cemetery.
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
Photograph of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, "Black Angel" at Fairview Cemetery.
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
Photograph of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, "Black Angel" at Fairview Cemetery.
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
Postcard of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, "Black Angel" at Fairview Cemetery.
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
Photograph of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, "Black Angel" at Fairview Cemetery.
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
Photograph of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial "Black Angel" at Fairview Cemetery in Council Bluffs.
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
Photograph of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial "Black Angel"
Parks Department Moves Quickly Into New Business
The Best Mower . . . at Fairview Cemetery is none too good. Inspecting the cemetery equipment - five lawn mowers in various states of repair and an old pickup truck, are Parks and Recreation officials Jame DiGiovanni, Kathy Schlott and Jerry Eckrich.…
Old soldiers section - Kinsman area - Fairview Cemetery - Council Bluffs, Iowa
Burial details and map for the Kinsman section of the Fairview Cemetery. Researched by Roy D. Linn - Graves Officer, William Kinsman Camp #23 - Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
Kinsman Monument
Photograph of the Kinsman Monument, Fairview Cemetery, Council Bluffs (Iowa).
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
May 2009 Historical Society newsletter.
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
May 2002 Historical Society newsletter
Fountain's return to be commemorated
The "Black Angel," near Fairview Cemetery. The statue's fountain is now flowing again. --Nonpareil Photo
Fairview Cemetery Map
A map of sections and plots of the Fairview Cemetery in Council Bluffs. One large map and two printable handouts.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: The Kinsman Monument in Fairview Cemetery looked like this before the granite shaft was added by "his Comrades, Citizens, and School Children of Council Bluffs" in 1902. The picture age unknown, was made from an old…