Council Bluffs, Iowa EXTRA

From the interstate, I saw a sign for the Union Pacific Museum AND the Pottawattamie Squirrel Cage Jail.

Simulator
Golden Spike
Lincoln was in this building in 1859

The jail was encased in cement an 4 stories high. It was a jail for almost 100 years. They quarters for the jail keeper.

Third floor for the most violent inmates
Infirmary
A Lincoln Room
The top of the jail

A great stop! Peace out Tres

One thought on “Council Bluffs, Iowa EXTRA

  1. T-Dawg! Council Bluffs is just across the bridge from Bellevue, NE, my high school stomping grounds! I’m so glad you checked out the Union Pacific museum. Ride on!

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