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Golden Spike Monument in Council Bluffs

Bybrian.abeling December 11, 2021December 12, 2021

The Golden Spike Monument in Council Bluffs, Iowa was once a very big deal… as in national attention deal. What’s it like today? I drove up to the monument on a cold winter morning and pulled into the empty parking lot. There are a few train tracks nearby. The only thing that stands out is…

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Bayliss Park and the black squirrels

Bybrian.abeling November 30, 2021November 14, 2022

Every town has its “thing” – and when you drive around Council Bluffs, Iowa, you’ll see that their “thing” is the black squirrel. It’s become their mascot and you’ll see them embedded into signs and logos throughout town. They were spotted in the area as far back as 1843 by John Jay Audubon and seem…

Golden Spike Monument in Council Bluffs

Bayliss Park and the black squirrels

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