Fort Des Moines was established May 1843. Settlers began locating almost immediately near the fort. Streets were platted in 1847 and it was incorporated September 22, 1851. The first town election was held October 18, 1851. On January 18, 1853 the Iowa Fourth General Assembly passed an act to incorporate the town of Fort Des Moines in Polk County, Iowa. The name Fort Des Moines was shortened to Des Moines in 1857 and later that year the city was designated the capitol of Iowa. The first City Hall Building was built in 1870 and on Christmas Eve 1909, construction was approved for the present City Hall building which was called the Municipal Building.
During WWI Camp Dodge was established in 1917 and more than 100,000 Iowans were trained for combat. Following the stock market crash of 1929, federally funded projects supplied work that improved the City, including new bridges and streets. By 1941 Des Moines' population had grown to 160,000. Today more than 200,000 people live in Des Moines. It is recognized as a center for government, education, business, culture and the arts and a major insurance center. The City's climate-controlled sky walk system serves as an important link to parking garages, businesses, restaurants and hotels.
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Cemetery & Grave Marker Photos
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Martin & Zelda Capehart Genealogy Website
Highland Memory Gardens, W. Des Moines, IA
"Crucifixion" Section where Paul & Mildred are buried.
Paul Wilburn & Hattie Mildred (Heller) Morgan
Paul b. 21 Apr 1911 -- d. 8 Jun 1994
Mildred b. 28 May 1907 -- d. 30 Jun 1994
Buried in "Crucifixion" Section, Block 2, Lot 59B Spaces 3 & 4
Mildred is his 2nd wife - his 1st wife is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Menlo, IA
Paul is the son of Kephart & Editha (Bash) Morgan and the grandson of Benjamin Franklin & Paulina (Stanley) Morgan
Cemetery Entrance
Des Moines, IA
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NOTE: We visited Highland Memory Gardens in May of 2004 and took the photos shown here. My Uncle Paul Morgan & Aunt Mildred (his 2nd wife) are buried here in the"Crucifixion" Section, Block 2, Lot 59B Spaces 3 & 4.
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