<p>Comments and questions are always welcome.  Contact the Historical Society at information@TheHistoricalSociety.org.  If you are interested in Council Bluffs history be sure to check our our local history videos.  Search for Council Bluffs Revealed in the YouTube search bar.  The Society also hosts a Facebook page called Council Bluffs Revealed.</p>

Comments and questions are always welcome. Contact the Historical Society at information@TheHistoricalSociety.org. If you are interested in Council Bluffs history be sure to check our our local history videos. Search for Council Bluffs Revealed in the YouTube search bar. The Society also hosts a Facebook page called Council Bluffs Revealed.

<p>Comments and questions are always welcome. &nbsp;Contact the Historical Society at information@TheHistoricalSociety.org. &nbsp;If you are interested in Council Bluffs history be sure to check our our local history videos. &nbsp;Search for Council Bluffs Revealed in the YouTube search bar. &nbsp;The Society also hosts a Facebook page called Council Bluffs Revealed.</p>

The Mobster and the Metro

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.

Share The Mobster and the Metro

Sign up to save your podcasts

The Mobster and the Metro

The Mobster and the Metro