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  2. Iowa State Fairgrounds - Wikipedia

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    The Iowa State Fairgrounds is located on the east side of Des Moines, Iowa. It annually hosts the Iowa State Fair in late summer. The state fair was begun in Iowa in 1854 and the current fairgrounds were established in 1886. The fairgrounds were listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 as the Iowa State ...

  3. Geography of Iowa - Wikipedia

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    Historically, Iowa was a significant coal producer, particularly the Des Moines River valley from Coalville south. Much of the greater City of Des Moines area was mined. Boone and What Cheer were important in the late 19th century. In the 20th century, the most important mines were farther south around Albia, Centerville, Lucas and Oskaloosa.

  4. Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden - Wikipedia

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    Coordinates: 41.5969°N 93.6138°W. Exterior of the Des Moines Botanical Center building and dome. The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden (known as the Des Moines Botanical Center until 2013) is a 17-acre (7-hectare) botanical garden located near downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States, on the east bank of the Des Moines River and north of I ...

  5. Truro, Iowa - Wikipedia

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    Truro, Iowa. /  41.20833°N 93.84556°W  / 41.20833; -93.84556. Truro is a city in southeast Madison County, Iowa, United States. The population was 509 at the time of the 2020 census. [3] Truro is part of the Des Moines – West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area .

  6. List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines

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    15 Indianola Rd, Des Moines St. Augustin: 545 42nd St, Des Moines Built 1922–1924; listed on NRHP: St. Catherine of Siena 1150 28th St, Des Moines Began in the 1940s as the Newman Center at Drake University; current building dedicated 1997: St. Joseph 3300 Easton Blvd, Des Moines Parish formed 1924: St. Mary of Nazareth

  7. Berwick, Iowa - Wikipedia

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    515. GNIS feature ID. 454534 [1] Berwick is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa, United States, on the east bank of Fourmile Creek. It is part of the Des Moines – West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area . Map of the Berwick area from 1908, showing the railroads and coal mines (red) of the region. Berwick is in the lower center.

  8. Plymouth Church, Des Moines, Iowa - Wikipedia

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    Plymouth Church is an historic congregation located in Des Moines, Iowa and is a member of the United Church of Christ. Plymouth is known for its long history of social justice work including anti-racism and suffrage advocacy, ClimateCare, and aid to unhoused and refugee populations. Plymouth Church is an Open and Affirming church, a Stephen ...

  9. Des Moines River - Wikipedia

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    Des Moines River. / 44.0839; -95.6881. / 40.3812; -91.4224. The Des Moines River ( / dəˈmɔɪn / ⓘ) is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the upper Midwestern United States that is approximately 525 miles (845 km) long from its farther headwaters. [2] The largest river flowing across the state of Iowa, it rises in southern Minnesota ...

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