Timeline of Des Moines, Iowa
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
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19th century
- 1843 - Fort Des Moines U.S. Army post established.
- 1846
- Fort Des Moines becomes seat of Polk County.
- Subscription schools open "in cabins along Raccoon Row."[2]
- 1849 - Iowa Star newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1851
- 1853 - Benjamin Luce elected mayor.
- 1854 - Western Stage Company begins operating.[5]
- 1855 - Brass Band formed.
- 1856 - Iowa Weekly Citizen newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1857
- Iowa state capital relocated to Des Moines from Iowa City.
- City chartered.
- 1858 - Bridge built over Des Moines River at Court Avenue.
- 1861 - Western Union Telegraph begins operating.
- 1865 - Hook and Ladder fire company organized.
- 1866
- August: Railroad begins operating.
- Des Moines Library Association organized.
- 1867
- April: Flood.[7]
- State Arsenal built.
- 1870
- Polk County Woman's Suffrage Association organized.
- Capital City Nurseries in business.
- 1872 - Caledonian Club organized.
- 1874 - Younker Brothers Department Store in business.
- 1875 - June: State Republican Convention held.[9]
- 1878 - Cottage Hospital opens.
- 1881 - Drake University established.
- 1883 - Foster Opera House built.
- 1884 - Capital City commercial college founded.
- 1885 - Des Moines Women's Club founded.[11]
- 1886 - Iowa State Capitol built.
- 1888 - William Lytle Carpenter elected mayor.[12]
- 1889 - Des Moines Zoological Gardens opens.[13]
- 1890
- Highland Park College founded.
- Population: 50,093.
- 1895 - Grand View College and Young Women's Christian Association founded.[14]
- 1896 - Women's Press Club[15] and Proteus Club[14] founded.
- 1898 - S.S. Still College of Osteopathy founded.[16]
20th century
21st century
See also
References
- ↑ Bicentennial Reflections-History of the Des Moines Public Schools 1846-1976.
- 1 2 3 "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ↑ Annals of Iowa, Davenport, Iowa: Iowa State Historical Society, 1873
- ↑ New York Times, April 18, 1867
- ↑ New York Times, July 1, 1875
- ↑ "Des Moines Women's Club". Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ↑ Portrait and biographical album of Polk County, Iowa, Chicago: Lake City Publishing Co., 1890
- ↑ "Des Moines Local History". Iowa: Des Moines Public Library. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "University of Iowa Libraries Collection Guides". Iowa City, IA. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Women's Press Club". The Midwestern (Des Moines). November 1906. OCLC 5998808.
- 1 2 "Iowa Heritage Digital Collections". State of Iowa. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ↑ Los Angeles Herald, Volume XXXI, Number 182, 29 March 1904
- ↑ Des Moines City and Valley Junction Directory. R.L. Polk & Co. 1910.
- ↑ "Historic Theatre Inventory". Maryland, USA: League of Historic American Theatres. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Des Moines Dim as Strike Closes 2 Light Plants", Milwaukee Sentinel, September 18, 1934
- ↑ "ITA History". Des Moines: Iowa Taxpayers Association.
- 1 2 3 4 "Greater Des Moines Sister City Commission". Office of the City Manager. Retrieved December 2014.
- ↑ "Iowa Genealogical Society". Des Moines. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Des Moines Rowing Club". Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Mayor and Council". City of Des Moines. Archived from the original on January 23, 2003.
- ↑ "D.M. City Hall debuts presence in cyberspace", Des Moines Register, November 3, 1997 – via Des Moines Public Library
- ↑ "City of Des Moines". Archived from the original on May 1998 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Mayor and Council Members". City of Des Moines. Archived from the original on May 29, 2010.
Bibliography
- Published in the 19th century
- Published in the 20th century
- Des Moines Directory. R.L. Polk & Co. 1903, 1917, 1920, 1921
- Annual Report of the City of Des Moines, Des Moines City Council 1908-
- The Des Moines Plan of City Government, Des Moines: City Council, 1908
- "Des Moines", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
- Hunt (1910). Des Moines Beautiful.
- Johnson Brigham (1911), Des Moines, Chicago: S.J. Clarke publishing company, OCLC 1851917
- Tacitus Hussey (1919), Beginnings: reminiscences of early Des Moines, Des Moines, Ia: American Lithograph and Ptg. Co., OCLC 3528149
- Federal Writers' Project (1938), "Des Moines", Iowa: a Guide to the Hawkeye State, American Guide Series, New York: Viking . + Chronology
- Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Des Moines, IA", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, OL 4120668M
- Historic Walking Tours of Des Moines, Iowa, Public Library of Des Moines, Iowa, 1982
- Pratt (1990). From Cabin to Capital City.
- "Great Plains: Iowa: Des Moines", USA, Let's Go, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999, OL 24937240M
- Published in the 21st century
External links
Coordinates: 41°35′27″N 93°37′15″W / 41.590833°N 93.620833°W / 41.590833; -93.620833
