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  2. Des Moines, Iowa - Wikipedia

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    The six-county metropolitan area is ranked 81st in terms of population in the United States, with 709,466 residents according to the 2020 census by the United States Census Bureau, and is the largest metropolitan area fully located within the state. [8] Des Moines is a major center of the United States insurance industry and has a sizable ...

  3. When was Iowa founded? We answer questions about the state's ...

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    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. ... But Des Moines gets its name from the Native ...

  4. Timeline of Des Moines, Iowa - Wikipedia

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    Iowa state capital relocated to Des Moines from Iowa City. [1] City chartered. [1] 1858 - Bridge built over Des Moines River at Court Avenue. 1860 - Population: 3,965; 1861 - Western Union Telegraph begins operating. [5] 1865 - Hook and Ladder fire company organized. [5] 1866 August: Railroad begins operating. [7] Des Moines Library Association ...

  5. History of Alabama - Wikipedia

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    Alabama: The History of a Deep South State (3rd ed. 2018; 1st ed. 1994), 816pp; the standard scholarly history online older edition; online 2018 edition; Alabama State Department of Education. History of Education in Alabama (Bulletin 1975, No. 7.O) Online free; Bridges, Edwin C. Alabama: The Making of an American State (2016) 264pp excerpt

  6. Some of Iowa's oldest institutions join Register's birthday ...

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    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 ...

  7. List of place names of French origin in the United States

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    New Rochelle (founded by French Huguenots and named after La Rochelle, France.) Orleans; Orleans County (possibly named in honor of the House of Orléans) Portage; Raquette River; Rouses Point (named after early settler Jacques Rouse.) Point Au Roche State Park (park located on the shores of Lake Champlain) St. Armand (named for Saint-Armand ...

  8. List of state and territory name etymologies of the United ...

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    Pennsylvania is the only state that shares part of its name with its founder. [88] The name "Penn" comes from the Welsh word for 'head'. [89] Rhode Island: February 3, 1680: Dutch: roodt eylandt 'Red island', referring to Aquidneck Island. [90] The Modern Dutch form of the phrase is 'rood eiland'. Greek: Ρόδος (Ródos)

  9. List of places named after places in the United States

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