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Original Seal. State Historical Society Building, Des Moines. The State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI), a division of the Iowa Department of Administrative Affairs, [1] serves as the official historical repository for the State of Iowa and also provides grants, public education, and outreach about Iowa history and archaeology.
Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center: Des Moines: Polk: Central: Military: Honors the U.S. Army's first officer candidate class for African American men in 1917, and the establishment of the first Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1942 Fort Museum: Fort Dodge: Webster: Central: Open air: website, frontier trading post, military and 19th ...
Des Moines Saddlery Company Building: June 27, 1985 : 307-311 Court Ave. Downtown: Built in 1881. 44: Des Moines Western Railway Freight House: Des Moines Western Railway Freight House: July 10, 2008 : 625 E. Court Ave.
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 February 21, 2025. [2]
Des Moines, Iowa: Coordinates Area: 350 acres (140 ha) Built: 1871 ... After that, it became part of an agricultural museum, Living History Farms. Flynn Mansion
The Jordan House, built in 1850 and the oldest building in West Des Moines, now serves as both a museum showcasing West Des Moines' history and the office of the West Des Moines Historical Society.
Wells Fargo History Museum; Media in category "Museums in Des Moines, Iowa" This category contains only the following file. TerraceHill.jpg 3,914 × 3,131; 2.02 MB
Wahlstrom said horses had been used for mail delivery in Spokane since 1889. One of the last postal horse cart drivers in our region was Harold Van Horne, who joined the post office and drove ...