The Territory of Iowa was formed in 1838 and Burlington was names as the territorial capital. In 1841 the capital city moved from Burlington to Iowa City. Iowa was admitted into the Union on December 28, 1846 becoming the 29th state to join the Union. In 1857 the Iowa constitution was adopted officially naming Des Moines as the capital city.
Des Moines became the capital of Iowa in 1857.
Des Moines is the capital and I want to know what Des Moines means
The capital of the state of Iowa is Des Moines. It is a fairly large city (city population 200,000, metro area 500,000).
Des Moines is the capital of Iowa.Des Moines is the state capital of Iowa.
Des Moines
The capital city of the state of Iowa is Des Moines.
Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in Iowa.
It became capital in 1841... The capital then was moved to Des Moines in 1857.
The state capital of Iowa is Des Moines.
Des Moines
Des Moines.
Iowa City. They supposeably moved it to Des Moines because Des Moines is more in the "middle" of Iowa.