Abraham Lincoln High School - Crimson and Blue Yearbook (Council Bluffs, IA)

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Council Bluffs in Pictures On Page 6: Council Bluffs is proud of its many memorials, such as the Black Angel by the famous sculptor, Daniel Chester French, in com- memoration of Anne Dodge, wife of General Grenville M. Dodge. Another historical memorial is the old pioneer log cabin which now serves as a museum for the Pottawattamie County Historical Society . . . Recreation areas help a city's well-being. Fairmount Park in the bluffs offers outstanding picnic facilities, playgrounds, and drives . . , Stately old homes, like those pic- tured, combine with newer ones to make Council Bluffs a fine residence city. 1' v-4 On Page 7: Important to Council Bluffs are her young people and their education. Hoover School is one of several new buildings included in the school system's construction program . . . A city must work to live. Among the big breadwinners are the Union Pacific, symbolized here by its familiar bridge over the Missouri River, and the huge Griffin Car Wheel Company, third largest plant producing railway car wheels in the United States , . . In the panoramic view are seen many of the varied elements that contribute to the success of Council Bluffs: homes, industries, rail- road yards, rich farm lands, and grain elevators. .IM