Preparing Ground for Fort Des Moines, No. 3

ID: 160 ~ Source: History of Des Moines and Polk County, Special Collections, Des Moines Public Library. ~ Creator: Brigham, Johnson ~ Date: 1911

This file appears in: Fort Des Moines: Chronology

Preparing Ground for Fort Des Moines, No. 3

Several horse teams and men in a dirt area. Buildings in background.

Additional Information

Subject

Wartime

Publisher

The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company: Chicago.

Relation

Internet Archive

Type

Image

This file appears in: Fort Des Moines: Chronology

Fort Des Moines: Chronology

By Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center

1901 Construction begins on the 400-acre base Fort Des Moines on Des Moines’ South Side.1903-1904 Two companies of the all-black U.S. Army 25th Infantry surprise Des Moines’ local citizens by arriving instead of white cavalry. The 25th had been…