Des Moines, IA

Headnote
Fort Des Moines, Io., c. h. Polk co. At the junction of Racoon and Des Moines. It is a beautiful place at the head of navigation of the Des Moines River, within 30 miles of the geographical centre of the state, of which it will probably be the capital at no distant day. The valley of the Des Moines is unsurpassed in fertility, and Fort Des Moines is already the seat of a large inland trade. 120 miles W. from Iowa City. (Gazetteer of the United States of America, 1854)
Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Polk County, IA

Des Moines, Iowa (Hayward)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fort Des Moines, Io., c. h. Polk co. At the junction of Racoon and Des Moines. It is a beautiful place at the head of navigation of the Des Moines River, within 30 miles of the geographical centre of the state, of which it will probably be the capital at no distant day. The valley of the Des Moines is unsurpassed in fertility, and Fort Des Moines is already the seat of a large inland trade. 120 miles W. from Iowa City.
John Hayward, Gazetteer of the United States of America… (Philadelphia: James L. Gihon, 1854), 327.
Date Type
"Conservative Republicans" of Iowa meet in convention in Des Moines. Campaigns/Elections
In Iowa, Governor William Stone begins his second term and endorses African-American suffrage Campaigns/Elections
In municipal elections, Unionists wrest political control of Des Moines, Iowa from Democrats Campaigns/Elections
President Johnson's Secretary of the Interior, James Harlan of Iowa, resigns. Lawmaking/Litigating
The Democratic Party of Iowa meets in convention at Des Moines. Campaigns/Elections
Burial Place of
Date Title
Resolution of the "Conservative Republicans" in Convention, Des Moines, Iowa, June 28, 1866.
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