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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]
The Palace Site is a ca. 7,000-year-old archeological site in Des Moines, Iowa with evidence for some of the oldest houses west of the Mississippi valley and the oldest human burial in Iowa. [1] Since 2011, the site has yielded 6,000 or more artifacts, which included human skeletons.
Location of Des Moines in Polk County in Iowa. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Des Moines, Iowa. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the city of Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
The Des Moines as it was depicted in 1718 by Guillaume Delisle; modern Iowa highlighted.. One of the earliest French maps that depicts the Des Moines (1703) refers to it as "R. des Otentas," which translates to "River of the Otoe"; the Otoe Tribe lived in the interior of Iowa in the 18th century. [3]
1843 - Fort Des Moines U.S. Army post established. [1] 1846 Fort Des Moines becomes seat of Polk County. Subscription schools open "in cabins along Raccoon Row." [2] 1848 - Woodland Cemetery established as Fort Des Moines Cemetery [3] 1849 - Iowa Star newspaper begins publication. [4] 1850 - Population: 502; 1851 Flood of 1851. September 22 ...
The first vernacular Mass in Des Moines was celebrated at St. John's by Msgr. Edward Pfeffer, the chancellor of the diocese. [5] The present altar used for liturgy was consecrated on June 5, 1983. That same year an addition designed by Higgins, Shirk & Colvig of Des Moines was added on the east side of the church and connects it to the rectory.
Des Moines Building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Iowa Des Moines-class cruiser used by the US Navy "Dez Moines", a song from the album With Roots Above and Branches Below by the American metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada.
The Des Moines City Hall is a government building in Des Moines, Iowa, built in 1909 and 1910. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 1977 as the Municipal Building , and became a contributing property in the Civic Center Historic District in 1988. [ 1 ]