Council Bluffs is a city located in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, just east of Omaha, Nebraska. The city's history is deeply intertwined with that of Omaha, with both cities closely connected by geography, economy, and culture. The area now occupied by Council Bluffs was once home to the Lewis and Clark expedition, who arrived on July 27, 1804. The expedition's encounter with the Otoe and Omaha Native American tribes near present-day Council Bluffs played a pivotal role in the city's development.

In the early 19th century, the United States military built Fort Atkinson in 1819, followed by the establishment of the town in 1853. Council Bluffs was initially intended to be the state capital of Nebraska, and the city was designed to accommodate that expectation. However, due to the conflicting influence of the University of Nebraska's supporters in Lincoln and Omaha's own ambitions, Lincoln ultimately became the state capital. In spite of this, Council Bluffs continued to grow as a rail center and commercial facility, thanks in no small part to its strategic position on the banks of the Missouri River, nine miles north of present-day Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

The importance of Council Bluffs was first formally acknowledged in 1837 when the United States began to run a trading post near the location. This was followed by the creation of an informal agreement between the residents of the trading post and Native American tribes to coordinate farming of Pottawattamie Creek. On March 24 of the same year, the US Congress passed the creation of an Indian territory as an annexation of land from Kansas to Native American inhabitants which created a need for trading grounds to offer land near key trails such as Mormon Trail an Oregon Trail to further establish agreements allowing people who would pass overland traveling the US territory.

The relationship between early settlers of Council Bluffs and travelers in the pioneer period of development cannot be overstated as supplies for reaching western cities such as Denver and parts of California contributed directly to successful completion of these individuals' journey with long-term establishment serving migrants who would continue the settling of western land before successful claim of Native Americans and continued to develop critical regions and developments of established towns throughout unproclaimed land like Sacramento.

During the early 20th century, construction on Interstate 80 took place and the present day completion of improvements serves commuter service with high-speed toll and truck lanes. Residents of Council Bluffs commute daily across the western span using Interstate 80 US Routes 6 and Interstate 29. The city continues to thrive as the home of the 1856 Dred Scott decision museum of the West. Chances are a visitor will encounter similar cultures of local restaurants now serving the thriving region that hosts today what was crucial support roles in history.

Travel to the city is possible today allowing guests to explore multiple sites when traveling the area near where the historic settlement of Council Bluffs first found regional success through partnerships in agricultural production.

Council Bluffs serves so well being modern area as well, the town is a thriving region known with modern farming developments offering agricultural research that has brought on countless large developments near the large area surrounding a thriving large river producing economic progress as its river commerce that today, serves to grow.

Council Bluffs could see little advancement with early rail road and even steam boat travel progress that soon changed development over this point that early residents would now greatly aid farming economic aid over long difficult relations between US Government of relations or economic development to find answers that pushed Council Bluffs.