<p>Kat Slaughter is Museums Director for the Historical Society of Pottawattamie County.  She studied at the University of Wyoming, graduating in 2016 with a Bachelor's degree of History and Anthropology with an emphasis in museum studies.   Troy Stolp holds a BA from Iowa State University in Anthropology and Religious Studies, a BA from Buena Vista University in History, and an MA from UNO in History.  Troy is a teacher at Lewis Central.</p>

Kat Slaughter is Museums Director for the Historical Society of Pottawattamie County. She studied at the University of Wyoming, graduating in 2016 with a Bachelor's degree of History and Anthropology with an emphasis in museum studies. Troy Stolp holds a BA from Iowa State University in Anthropology and Religious Studies, a BA from Buena Vista University in History, and an MA from UNO in History. Troy is a teacher at Lewis Central.

<p>Kat Slaughter is Museums Director for the Historical Society of Pottawattamie County.&nbsp; She studied at the University of Wyoming, graduating in 2016 with a Bachelor's degree of History and Anthropology with an emphasis in museum studies.&nbsp;&nbsp; Troy Stolp holds a BA from Iowa State University in Anthropology and Religious Studies, a BA from Buena Vista University in History, and an MA from UNO in History.&nbsp; Troy is a teacher at Lewis Central.</p>

It’s History that Makes us Human

Council Bluffs’ location has put the town into contact with a lot of history.  Lewis and Clark and the Mormon pilgrims came through, as did the westbound pioneers on the Oregon and California Trails.  Abraham Lincoln designated the town as milepost zero for the transcontinental railroad.  The first coast-to-coast automobile trip passed through and later the first transcontinental highway.  Council Bluffs was the birthplace of Omaha and first war-time mobile hospital.  It also boasted the state’s first nursing school and FM radio station as well as the largest rotary cell jail ever built.  This all created a lot of what we call history-- but at the time it wasn’t intended that way at all.  It was just normal people finding innovative ways to solve problems, inventing the future one day at a time.  And that has made for some really interesting tales that we intend to explore in this podcast series.

History

Council Bluffs’ location has put the town into contact with a lot of history. Lewis and Clark and the Mormon pilgrims came through, as did the westbound pioneers on the Oregon and California Trails. Abraham Lincoln designated the town as milepost zero for the transcontinental railroad. The first coast-to-coast automobile trip passed through and later the first transcontinental highway. Council Bluffs was the birthplace of Omaha and first war-time mobile hospital. It also boasted the state’s first nursing school and FM radio station as well as the largest rotary cell jail ever built. This all created a lot of what we call history-- but at the time it wasn’t intended that way at all. It was just normal people finding innovative ways to solve problems, inventing the future one day at a time. And that has made for some really interesting tales that we intend to explore in this podcast series.

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