Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
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Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial is a historic site in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 340 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, also known as the Black Angel, is a historic object located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. This is the only work in Iowa by the American sculptor Daniel Chester French. The cast bronze sculpture stands along the edge of Fairview Cemetery as a tribute to Ruth Anne Dodge, the wife of railroad magnate Grenville M. Dodge. The 8.5-foot (2.6 m) tall angel holds a water basin and is wreathed in laurel. Its pedestal is a representation of a ship's prow with a garland swag, carved in pink marble. The pedestal, platform and reflecting pool are the work of New York architect Henry Bacon. The work was commissioned by Dodge's daughters Anne Dodge and Ella Dodge Pusey. It represents a recurring dream their mother had as she was dying of cancer. An angel with a bowl of water approached her and urged her to drink. During the third occurrence of the dream Mrs. Dodge took a drink and she died not long after. The sculpture was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. In 2007 it was included as a contributing property in the Lincoln-Fairview Historic District.
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Wikidata Q28125780, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 340 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 0.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 20.0 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
- 20.1 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Lincoln Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Discovery Park: 0.2 mi
- Sternhill Park: 0.4 mi
- Broadway Fountain: 0.5 mi
- Dodge Fountain Park: 0.5 mi
- Angel of Death Statue (Black Angel): 0.1 mi
- Kinsman Monument: 0.3 mi
- Blockhouse Site: 0.5 mi
- Public Safety First Responders Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Golden Spike Monument: 1.6 mi
- Big Rock: 0.6 mi
- Squirrel Nest: 0.6 mi
- Weeping Family: 0.6 mi
- Rock Island Train Depot Sign: 1.5 mi
- Golden Spike: 1.6 mi
- Historic Squirrel Cage Jail: 0.7 mi
- A-4 Skyhawk: 2.6 mi
- Ship Propellers: 2.6 mi
- USS Marlin: 2.7 mi
- HH-52A Seaguard: 2.7 mi
- Cook Park: 1.0 mi
- Cogleywood Forest Reservation: 1.3 mi
- Blackbird Marsh County Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Vincent Bluff Preserve: 2.1 mi
- The Nature Conservancy: 4.3 mi
- Union Pacific Railroad Museum: 0.7 mi
- RailsWest Railroad Museum: 1.5 mi
- USS Hazard: 2.7 mi
- Kiewit Luminarium: 3.8 mi
- Durham Museum: 4.2 mi
- Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Garden: 0.8 mi
- Dahlman Garden Club: 4.1 mi
- Orsi's Family Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- SoMA Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Polina Gardens: 4.4 mi
- Canopies: 4.3 mi
- Margaritaville: 8.4 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Devil's Slide: 8.9 mi
- Queen Hill: 23.1 mi
- Rock Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Boocker point: 16.0 mi
- King Hill: 25.0 mi
- De Soto: 19.3 mi
- Rock Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | WNW 290° | 361.12 m | 16.0 mi |
| King Hill | S 177° | 359 m | 25.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:14 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Omaha Eppley Airfield, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element node/354358697
Day trips start here
- Council Bluffs · 1 mi
- Omaha · 8 mi
- Bellevue · 9 mi
- Papillion · 13 mi
- Missouri Valley · 20 mi
- Gretna · 22 mi
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