Timeline of Des Moines, Iowa - Wikipedia
WEBThe following is a timeline of the history of the city of Des Moines, Iowa, US. 19th century. 1843 - Fort Des Moines U.S. Army post established. [1] 1846. Fort Des Moines becomes seat of Polk County. Subscription schools open "in cabins along Raccoon Row." [2] 1848 - Woodland Cemetery established as Fort Des Moines Cemetery [3]
History of Iowa - Wikipedia
WEBThe written history of Iowa begins with the proto-historic accounts of Native Americans by explorers such as Marquette and Joliet in the 1680s. Until the early 19th century Iowa was occupied exclusively by Native Americans and a few European traders, with loose political control by France and Spain. [1] [2]
19th Century Immigration to Iowa | Teaching Iowa History
WEBWaves of immigrants swarmed onto the Iowa prairies to settle the state from river to river in the 19th century. The foreign-born began arriving in Iowa before the territory was organized or legally opened to American settlement.
Economic Development and Community Growth in the 19th Century ... - Iowa
WEBIowa was first opened for U.S. settlement in the mid-19th century when two political parties with competing economic philosophies contended for power. The Democrats tended to represent small farmers who wanted minimal government interference and the lowest possible tax assessments.
Des Moines, Iowa - Wikipedia
WEBDes Moines has remained Iowa's most populous city. In 1910, the Census Bureau reported Des Moines' population as 97.3% white and 2.7% black, reflecting its early settlement pattern primarily by ethnic Europeans. ... Benjamin F. Allen, and restored to the late 19th century period. It overlooks downtown Des Moines and is situated on 8 acres (3.2 ...
Buxton: A Lost Utopia | State Historical Society of Iowa
WEBA young African-American goes searching for his family's past in a long-disappeared Iowa coal mining town and discovers that much of the prosperity and goodwill his relatives enjoyed nearly a century ago is elusive today.
Histories & Images - Des Moines Public Library
WEBHistorical Reminiscences of the City of Des Moines, H.B. Turrill, 1857. Major Streets Existing and Proposed, City of Des Moines, 1925. The Midwestern, Greater Des Moines Publishing Company, 1907 - 1911. Volume 1, September 1906-August 1907.
Immigration to Iowa | State Historical Society of Iowa
WEBIowa has been the destination for immigrants since it began welcoming settlers in the 1830s. The origins of those new arrivals changed significantly over the past 175 years and can be roughly divided into three waves. In each case, they came in response to a combination of “push/pull” factors.
Project Des Moines
WEBDiscover information on people, places, and events in Des Moines history. Explore historical information about each site on the interactive GPS-enabled map along with images from archival collections and historical publications.
WEBTHE EUROPEAN-AMERICAN SETTLERS who arrived in Iowa beginning in the 1840s brought many traditions with them. Those traditions included material forms as well as beliefs, values, and practices.