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First Motorized Transcontinental Trip Memorial Dedication, Friday, June 12, 6 pm.
June 12, 1903 found George Wyman in Council Bluffs, midway through a journey across entire country. A program about the journey will be presented at the RailsWest History Museum. There is no admission charge.
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Milestone Memories, Monday, June 15, 6:30 pm.
A country only turns 200 once, and Council Bluffs had imposing ideas— from the grandest parade in city history to a fountain that shot water straight up out of the middle of the Missouri River. But the Bicentennial wasn’t the only milestone the city celebrated. To be the first town on the route to dedicate the Lincoln Highway the festivities kicked off at 12:01 am the day of its opening. And when the city was broke, a huge State Centennial celebration was planned as a fund raiser. Not all plans worked out; the parade was a success, but the fountain never came to fruition, two celebrants were run over by a fire wagon at the dedication, and the Centennial celebration plunged the city further into debt. The program will be presented by Richard Warner at the RailsWest History Museum, South Main Street at 16th Avenue. No admission charge.
Here and There... Then and Now, Monday, July 13, 6:30 pm.
HSPC Board Members Jennifer Benson and Troy Stolp examine the 250th birthday of the United States by looking at significant national events and trends throughout those years and linking them back to what was happening right here in Council Bluffs. The program will be presented at the RailsWest History Museum, South Main Street at 16th Avenue. There is no admission charge.
Disco Fever and Retail Revolution: How the 1970s Reshaped the Bluffs, Monday, July 27, 6:30 pm.
The 1970s saw a new courthouse arrive on the scene, an old courthouse sent off to California, and an old jail taken over by the Historical Society. The decade also witnessed the biggest shift in local retail in the city’s history: the end of downtown as the retail center, the opening of the downtown mall, and the creation of the strip malls. And it was all set to a soundtrack of new urban danceable genre of music designed for nightlife, creating a cultural divide with those who considered themselves serious rock and rollers. The program will be at the Council Bluffs Public Library by Richard Warner; there is no admission charge.
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