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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Des Moines, Iowa, USA. ==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." * 1849 - ''Iowa Star'' newspaper begins publication.〔 * 1851 * * Flood of 1851. * * September 22: Town incorporated.〔 * 1853 - Benjamin Luce elected mayor.〔 * 1854 - Western Stage Company begins operating. * 1855 - Brass Band formed.〔 * 1856 - ''Iowa Weekly Citizen'' newspaper begins publication. * 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. * * 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. * 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Des Moines Women's Club )〕 * 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. * 1895 - Grand View College〔 and Young Women's Christian Association founded.〔 * 1896 - Women's Press Club and Proteus Club〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=University of Iowa Libraries Collection Guides )〕 founded. * 1898 - S.S. Still College of Osteopathy founded.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Timeline of Des Moines, Iowa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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