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In 1897, a philanthropist named Herman Lee Ensign created the New York City-based National Humane Alliance with the goal of promoting animal welfare.

In the summer of 1972, the Career Education Center opened at 815 North 18th Street. The $260,000 building was constructed to provide vocational training courses to Pottawattamie County students, ranging from 6th to 12th grades.

At one time, Council Bluffs had the self-proclaimed smallest park in the country. The 32 square foot area was called Sloan’s Park and it was located at “100 Bryant Street” according to Council Bluffs city directories. The park was named after Thomas J.

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In the early 1920s, a baseball diamond and grandstand were built in Broadway Park at 35th Street and Broadway. The baseball park was used by the Council Bluffs Athletic Association from 1921 through 1933 according to an Omaha World Herald article from January 13, 1952.

Around 4:30 p.m. on Monday, September 26, 1881, “a terrific explosion of giant powder at the Chicago & Rock Island depot,” shook the city of Council Bluffs, as reported in the September 28, 1881 issue of the Avoca Herald. The reference to ‘giant powder’ is essentially dynamite.

Cochran Park gets its name from former Council Bluffs mayor Addison Cochran. A colonel and veteran of the Mexican-American War, Cochran settled in Council Bluffs around 1852 and immediately engaged in the real estate business.

Maybe you’ve heard the joke that your parents or grandparents had to walk uphill both ways to get to school. Well for students of Council Bluffs High School in the late 1800s, there may have been some truth to this. Built in 1870, Council Bluffs High School was the first high school in the city.

Council Bluffs native Alfred Clemens started building his own sports car in 1956. Clemens worked on the project in his free time while operating his own business called Clemens Grinding Company.

This is the sixth and final part of a series focused on various company logos found in the August 21, 1958 issue of the Daily Nonpareil. A brief history of each business is included. The text from the original article read:

This is part five of a series focused on various company logos found in the August 21, 1958 issue of the Daily Nonpareil. A brief history of each business is included. The text from the original article read:

This is part four of a series focused on various company logos found in the August 21, 1958 issue of the Daily Nonpareil. A brief history of each business is included. The text from the original article read:

This is part three of a series focused on various company logos found in the August 21, 1958 issue of the Daily Nonpareil. A brief history of each business is included. The text from the original article read:

This is part two of a series focused on various company logos found in the August 21, 1958 issue of the Daily Nonpareil. A brief history of each business is included. The text from the original article read:

This is part one of a series focused on various company logos found in the August 21, 1958 issue of the Daily Nonpareil. A brief history of each business is included. The text from the original article read: