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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 Des Moines Register is celebrating 175 years of journalism. Featured front page The Des Moines Register on Dec. 12, 1943, announces the first Iowa Poll, perhaps its most enduring feature.
Pro tip: Request to see the Caucus Room, filled with mementos over the years such as political comics, Des Moines Register front pages, and a donkey and an elephant squaring off overhead. Location ...
It was annexed by the city of Des Moines in 1890. At the time the subdivision was being developed the city's railways system was being consolidated, expanded, and electrified. One line ran a block north of Owl's Head on Ingersoll Avenue. This and other factors made Owl's Head a street car suburb. The other factors included the homogeneity of ...
As the Des Moines Register marks its 175th year, today's historic front page is from July 24, 1933: Bonnie and Clyde escape after Iowa shootout
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 ...
As the Des Moines Register marks its 175th year, today's historic front page is from Dec. 11, 2022: Death of the Iowa Democratic caucus