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Des Moines (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 36 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.6000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 093 36 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -93.6000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in S central Iowa in center of Corn Belt; state's largest city; from 1910 to 1920 local coal deposits exploited & city's economy grew; was site of 1st WAC training center during WW II. |
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| Des Moines (preferred,C,V)
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............ | used since fort & E area of fort merged in 1856 |
| Fort Des Moines (H,V)
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............ | established in 1843 to service rights of Sauk & Fox Indians |
| East Des Moines (H,V)
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............ | developed near Fort Des Moines & was almagamated with fort in 1856 to form present city |
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Iowa (state) (P) |
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Polk (county) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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established as a fort in 1843 & opened to white settlers in 1845 |
| city (C) |
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incorporated in 1857 |
| state capital (C) |
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since 1857 when transferred from Iowa City |
| county seat (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| administrative center (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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for farm implements, tires, chemical works, packing houses, aircraft parts, brick, leather goods & cement |
| mill center (C) |
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for flour |
| publishing center (C) |
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especially for farm journals |
| agricultural center (C) |
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for dairies |
| educational center (C) |
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houses Drake University, Grand View College & Open Bible College |
| cultural center (C) |
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includes KRNT Theatre, Iowa State Fair Grounds, historical farms of late 1800s & Iowa Museum of Agriculture |
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Iowa .......... (state) |
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