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The village of De Pere was incorporated within the town of De Pere by an act of the state legislature on March 6, 1857. [13] West De Pere, on the west side of the river, was eventually set off from Howard as a separate town, and in 1870, the village of West De Pere was incorporated. The west–east division at the river persisted until 1890.
High-profile American racing clubs like the American Motorcyclist Association , American Automobile Association , and United States Auto Club made Langhorne one of the stops on their national circuits. These events included AMA-sanctioned National Championship Motorcycle races between 1935 and 1956, AAA-sanctioned Championship Car races between ...
The city of Des Moines is the location of 188 of these properties and districts, including the 2 National Historic Landmarks; they are listed separately, while the remaining 15 properties and districts are listed here. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 6, 2024. [2]
Prior to the opening of Wells Fargo Arena, Vets Auditorium had served as the primary venue of sporting events and concerts in the Des Moines area for many years; this was also the site of the January 20, 1982 concert in which Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat. [5] World Wrestling Entertainment also broadcast their WWE Raw program from the venue.
It was renamed Sec Taylor Stadium in honor of longtime Des Moines Register sports editor Garner "Sec" Taylor on September 2, 1959. [7] The park served as home of the Des Moines Bruins of the Class A Western League (1947–1958) [8] and the Des Moines Demons of the Class B Three–I League (1959–1961). [9]
The Knapp Center is a 6,424-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1992. The Knapp Center is the center building for three athletic buildings combined. The Bell Center to the west is a general athletic building with offices, a pool, gym, and locker rooms.
De Pere's last season in the Bay was 2006-2007. [17] The girls swimming team absorbs swimmers from the smaller, crosstown West De Pere High School while still competing under the De Pere Redbirds banner. [18] The school contributes to the ten-school cooperative Bay Area Ice Bears girls hockey team, which plays in the Eastern Shores Conference. [19]
In 1959, the Demons name was revived after 21 years of non-usage. The new Des Moines Demons were a Philadelphia Phillies farm club in the Three-I League.Managed by Chuck Kress, they finished second in the first half (38–26) then won the second-half pennant (40–29) before falling to the first-half champion Green Bay Bluejays in the championship three games to one.