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Historic General Dodge House

Council Bluffs, Iowa

History, Historic House

The home of Grenville M. Dodge, Civil War General and chief construction engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad, is fully furnished and contains many original Dodge artifacts. Superlative example of Victorian architecture and is a Registered National Historic Landmark

Western Historic Trails Center

Council Bluffs, Iowa

History

Exhibits and film on 4 western historic trails: Oregon, Lewis & Clark, Mormon, California.

Union Pacific Railroad Museum

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Culture, History, Specialized

The Union Pacific Railroad Museum's collection is one of the oldest corporate collections in the nation. The museum is housed in a historic Carnegie Library building in Council Bluffs, Iowa, where visitors discover an extensive collection of artifacts, photographs, documents and equipment from one of our nation's most ambitious endeavors: constructing the transcontinental railroad and settling the West.