Des Moines is the capital of Iowa. Incorporated in 1851, as Fort Des Moines it was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. Named after the Des Moines River, which may have been adapted from the French Rivière des Moines, "River of the Monks."
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Des Moines is the capital of Iowa. Incorporated in 1851, as Fort Des Moines it was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. Named after the Des Moines River, which may have been adapted from the French Rivière des Moines, "River of the Monks."
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