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Monday, November 25, 2013

Went to Council Bluffs, Ia. and Omaha, Ne, earlier in the month and was able to waymark three separate cemeteries and visit the Omaha Zoo.  I ended with 8 visited and 20 posted waymarks.  The highlights included:
Grenville Dodge Mausoleum
Grenville Dodge was a Civil War General and a major
force in the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.

John O'Neill (8 March 1834 - 7 January 1878) was an officer in the American Civil War,
 and a member of the Fenian Brotherhood.
 O'Neill is best known for his activities leading the Fenian raids on Canada in 1866 and 1871.

Skip Stephenson was one of the hosts
of "Real People" TV Show.

Gilbert Swanson was the owner of
the company the developed the first frozen TV dinner.