Kanesville

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Kanesville was the mid-19th-century Mormon settlement that later became the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa.


Statements (30)
Predicate Object
instanceOf former city
historic settlement
alsoKnownAs Miller’s Hollow
associatedWithGroup Latter-day Saints
associatedWithReligion The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
category Mormon historic site
former populated place in Iowa
country United States
currentStatus absorbed into Council Bluffs
no longer an independent municipality
functionedAs Mormon outfitting point
Mormon way station
hadPopulationType predominantly Latter-day Saint settlers
hasHeritage LDS pioneer history
hasSignificance key stop on westward expansion routes
historicalRole major Mormon migration hub
isNow Council Bluffs, Iowa
laterBecame Council Bluffs, Iowa
locatedIn Iowa
Pottawattamie County, Iowa
United States
locatedNear Omaha, Nebraska (across the Missouri River)
locatedOn Missouri River
namedAfter Thomas L. Kane
partOf Mormon Trail
precededBy Miller’s Hollow
primaryUse staging area for Mormon migration to Utah
region Midwestern United States
timePeriod mid-19th century
usedFor winter quarters for Mormon pioneers

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