Mormon Trail Historical Marker – Council Bluffs, IA, USA
N 41° 15.585 W 095° 51.105
15T E 261094 N 4571515
This historical marker tells about the Mormon’s migration to Utah while a relief marker on the other side portrays a family along the route.
Waymark Code: WMG67N
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 01/18/2013
Views: 11
This historical marker tells about the Mormon’s migration to Utah while a relief marker on the other side portrays a family along the route. The text reads:
“This boulder commemorates the early travel upon the Mormon Trail through Kanesville, now Council Bluffs and is dedicated to the memory of the throngs who crossed Iowa in advance of settlements. Here thousands of pioneers encamped awaiting pasturage on the plains and turns at the ferries to press onward into the beckoning golden west.
We crossed the prairies as of old
The pilgrims crossed the sea
To make the west as they the east
The homestead of the free.
In recognition of its work in erecting this boulder and placing the bas-relief, the Iowa Society Daughters of the American Revolution and the Historical Department of Iowa present this tablet to the Council Bluffs Daughters of the American Revolution.”
Who placed it?: Iowa Society Daughters of the American Revolution and the Historical Department of Iowa
When was it placed?: June 14, 1918
Who is honored?: The Mormons
Website about the Monument: Not listed
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