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Des Moines (/ d ə ˈ m ɔɪ n / ⓘ də-MOYN) is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County with parts extending into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. [6]
1885 - Des Moines Women's Club founded. [12] 1886 - Iowa State Capitol built. 1888 - William Lytle Carpenter elected mayor. [13] 1889 - Des Moines Zoological Gardens opens. [14] 1890 Highland Park College founded. [1] Population: 50,093. [1] 1893 - Sisters of Mercy from Davenport, Iowa open first hospital in Des Moines.
Iowa became the 29th state in 1846 during James K. Polk's presidency. A year before, a proposed northern border went as far as St. Paul, Minnesota.
Grimes would later serve as a Republican United States Senator from Iowa. Republicans took over state politics in the 1850s and quickly instigated several changes. They moved the state capital from Iowa City to Des Moines, established the University of Iowa and they wrote a new state constitution.
Location: Des Moines Founded: 1848 What we do: Christian congregation. Members: 512 About us: The church started what is now the Des Moines Area Religious Council’s Food Pantry Network, which ...
Another early financier, Edward Temple, founded the Bankers Life Co., which today is the worldwide Principal Financial Group, still headquartered in Des Moines. Des Moines becomes a hub of ...
Iowa (/ ˈ aɪ. ə w ə / ⓘ EYE-ə-wə) [7] [8] [9] is a state in the upper Midwestern region of the United States.It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east and southeast, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest, and Minnesota to the north.
Polk County is located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 492,401. [1] It is Iowa's most populous county, and home to over 15% of the state's residents. The county seat is Des Moines, [2] which is also the capital city of Iowa. Polk County is included in the Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan ...