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GATEWAY TO WEST

Program
Great American Rail-Trail
Subject
People, Site, Transportation
Location
21 S 25th St, Council Bluffs, IA 51501, USA
Lat/Long
41.260639625558, -95.881809952508
Grant Recipient
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Historic Marker

GATEWAY TO WEST

Inscription

GATEWAY TO WEST
IN 1863, THIS AREA DESIGNATED
BY PRESIDENT LINCOLN AS EASTERN
END OF FIRST TRANSCONTINENTAL
RAILROAD. UNION PACIFIC BUILT
RAILROAD WEST TO UTAH.
FIRST AVE TRAIL
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2024