Dragoon Trail
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In 1933, the State of Iowa opened the Dragoon Trail, a scenic and historic drive along the Des Moines River that follows the path of the 1st United States Dragoons on their historic march. Dragoons were among the first people to scout Iowa after the Black Hawk Purchase put the area under U.S. control. In the summer of 1835, the Dragoons blazed a trail along the Des Moines river and established outposts from present-day Des Moines to Fort Dodge.
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