Title
Know Your Scenes In Council Bluffs:
Subject
Local news
Description
It took 5 days to erect this monument in 1939. Towering 56 feet above the ground, it commemorates an incident in railroad history that had a vital effect on the development of Council Bluffs. The late Jack Boyne, city engineer, designed the monument. What it is?
Answer: The Golden Spike Monument at Ninth Ave. and Twenty-first St. It marks the eastern terminus of the Union Pacific Railroad, as fixed by Abraham Lincoln.
Answer: The Golden Spike Monument at Ninth Ave. and Twenty-first St. It marks the eastern terminus of the Union Pacific Railroad, as fixed by Abraham Lincoln.
Creator
Nonpareil photos
Source
Daily Nonpareil October 19, 1958
Publisher
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
Date
1958-10-19
Format
Black and white photograph
Type
Photograph
Identifier
KnowYourScenes#2_1958_1959_10_18_1958_001.jpg
Coverage
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Rights
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Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
15 cm x 20 cm