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Polk County, IowaFort Des Moines No. 2Established May 1843 — Evacuated March 1846
This cabin is a memorial to the military outpost, Fort Des Moines No. 2, occupied by Company I, First Regiment U. S. Dragoons and Company F First U. S. Infantry. The Fort was the second of three military installations named Fort Des Moines.
This cabin is a memorial to the military outpost, Fort Des Moines No. 2, occupied by Company I, First Regiment U. S. Dragoons and Company F First U. S. Infantry. The Fort was the second of three military installations named Fort Des Moines.
In 1846, the City was established near this site at the confluence of the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers.
In time, all the original Fort buildings disappeared. This circa 1840's log cabin was moved from Washington County, Iowa to this site in 1964 by the Polk County Historical Society.
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| HM Number | HMS2O |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1964 |
| Placed By | Polk County Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 5:10am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15T E 448589 N 4603544 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 41.58193333, -93.61675000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 34.916', W 93° 37.005' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 34' 54.96" N, 93° 37' 0.30" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 515, 641 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 306-338 SW Water St, Des Moines IA 50309, US |
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