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2. Des Moines, Iowa - Wikipedia

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   Des Moines ( / dəˈmɔɪn / ⓘ də-MOYN) is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County with parts extending into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. [6] It is located on, and named after, the Des ...

3. 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 ...

4. List of counties in Iowa - Wikipedia

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   cities, towns, townships, unincorporated communities, census designated place. There are 99 counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The first two counties, Des Moines County and Dubuque County, were created in 1834 when Iowa was still part of the Michigan Territory. In preparation for Michigan's statehood, part of Michigan Territory was formed into ...

5. Des Moines River - Wikipedia

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   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 and flows across Iowa from northwest to southeast, passing ...

6. Polk County, Iowa - Wikipedia

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   Polk County is located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 492,401. [1] It is Iowa's most populous county, and home to over 15% of the state's residents. The county seat is Des Moines, [2] which is also the capital city of Iowa. Polk County is included in the Des Moines– West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan ...

7. Interstate 80 in Iowa - Wikipedia

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   In the Des Moines metropolitan area, I-80 meets up with I-35 and the two routes bypass Des Moines together. On the northern side of Des Moines, the Interstates split and I-80 continues east. In eastern Iowa, it provides access to the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Northwest of the Quad Cities in Walcott is Iowa 80, the world's largest truck stop.

8. U.S. Route 6 in Iowa - Wikipedia

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   U.S. Highway 6 ( US 6) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway which runs 322 miles (518 km) across the U.S. state of Iowa. The route is signed in places as the Grand Army of the Republic Highway. Like all state highways in Iowa, it is maintained by the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT). The route begins at the Missouri ...

9. Iowa Army Ammunition Plant - Wikipedia

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   Coordinates: 40°47′26″N 91°14′41″W. The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (IAAAP), located in Des Moines County in southeastern Iowa, near the city of Burlington, produces and delivers component assembly, and medium- and large-caliber ammunition items for the United States Department of Defense using modern production methods in support of ...