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Des Moines. (CA-134) USS Des Moines (CA-134) was the lead ship of the class of United States Navy (USN) heavy cruisers. She was the first USN ship to mount the auto-loading 8-inch (203 mm) Mark 16 guns, the first large-caliber auto-loading guns in the world. She was the second ship of the USN to be commissioned with the name of the city of Des ...
Destruction of Des Moines The winter of 1850-51 was extremely wet, leaving the town of Fort Des Moines a muddy mess, and the ground completely saturated prior to the Spring rains. On January 14, 1851, a few months before the great flood, Arozina Perkins noted "This is the greatest place for mud I ever saw– I have waded thro' it for several days."
Kent Des Moines station. Coordinates: 47°23′21″N 122°17′35″W. Kent Des Moines station is a future station on Sound Transit 's Federal Way Link Extension, part of the Link light rail system. It is to be located in western Kent, Washington near Highline College. It is scheduled to open in 2026 as part of the extension of the 1 Line to ...
Des Moines International Airport ( IATA: DSM, ICAO: KDSM, FAA LID: DSM) is a joint civilian-military commercial service airport 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Des Moines, the capital of Iowa. The airport's 2,600 acre campus includes two runways, 46 buildings, 7 parking facilities, and the terminal.
The Des Moines Coliseum was a building located in Des Moines, Iowa. Opened in 1908, it served as the main venue for large public events in Des Moines for four decades. Herbert Hoover launched his 1932 re-election campaign from the Coliseum, and several other U.S. Presidents spoke there, including Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, and William ...
1885 - Des Moines Women's Club founded. 1886 - Iowa State Capitol built. 1888 - William Lytle Carpenter elected mayor. 1889 - Des Moines Zoological Gardens opens. 1890 Highland Park College founded. Population: 50,093. 1893 - Sisters of Mercy from Davenport, Iowa open first hospital in Des Moines.
Website. www.guthriecenter.com. Guthrie Center is a city in Guthrie County, Iowa, United States, along the South Raccoon River. The population was 1,593 at the time of the 2020 census. [3] It is the county seat of Guthrie County. [4] Guthrie Center is part of the Des Moines – West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area .
The Des Moines-class cruisers were a trio of very large U.S. Navy heavy cruisers commissioned in 1948 and 1949. Largely based on the earlier Baltimore -class heavy cruisers, [3] the Des Moines -class featured improved torpedo protection and heavier anti-aircraft armament . Relatively well- armored and protected, [4] the class was unique in that ...