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The Historical Society of Pottawattamie County.

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Museums and Monuments...
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial (Black Angel)
History of the Squirrel Cage Jail
History of the Bregant House
History of the Rock Island Depot
Historic Sites of Council Bluffs

Business and Education...
Council Bluffs Moved the Mail
World Radio Laboratory
Arsonists Brought and End to ALHS/Kirn
Lake Township School
Loess Hills- A Grape Grower's Dream
Woodward Candy Company
Grocery Stores of Council Bluffs

Leisure...
Crystal Pool- Summer in the Sun
Lake Manawa
Fairmount Park
Grace Church and the Temple of Doom
Harry Langdon
CB's Biggest Theater- The Broadway
CB's Sweet 98 Rocked the Metro

Law Enforcement...
The "Farmers' Holiday" Strike of 1932
In the Line of Duty
$3,500,000 Mail Robbery

Healthcare...
CB's Mobile #1- The First MASH Unit
Council Bluffs' First Dentist

Railroads...
Railroads in Pottawattamie County
CB WITHOUT the Transcontinental RR
History of CB's Rock Island Depot

Miscellaneous...
Wicked Winds- CB's Tornadoes
Christmas Island
History of the Historical Society
UFO- Close Encounter at Big Lake
The Pepsi Challenge Comes to CB

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