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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Polk County, Iowa

 
Clickable Map of Polk County, Iowa and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Polk County, IA (63) Boone County, IA (10) Dallas County, IA (13) Jasper County, IA (2) Madison County, IA (59) Marion County, IA (37) Story County, IA (19) Warren County, IA (24)  PolkCounty(63) Polk County (63)  BooneCounty(10) Boone County (10)  DallasCounty(13) Dallas County (13)  JasperCounty(2) Jasper County (2)  MadisonCounty(59) Madison County (59)  MarionCounty(37) Marion County (37)  StoryCounty(19) Story County (19)  WarrenCounty(24) Warren County (24)
Des Moines is the county seat for Polk County
Adjacent to Polk County, Iowa
Boone County (10)  
Dallas County (13)  
Jasper County (2)  
Madison County (59)  
Marion County (37)  
Story County (19)  
Warren County (24)  
 
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1 Iowa, Polk County, Bondurant — Polk County Freedom Rock — Dedicated to the Veterans and Fallen Heroes of Iowa — Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II —
2 Iowa, Polk County, Clive — Prairie Engine — Marc Moulton 2010 — Stainless Steel —
3 Iowa, Polk County, Clive — Walnut Creek, Clive — June 25, 2015
4 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Bloomfield/Allen — Owen's Covered Bridge
5 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Capitol East — Site of Camp Burnside 1862
6 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Downtown — A Monumental Journey — Kerry James Marshall (American, born 1955) — Manganese Ironspot brick, steel, granite —
7 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Downtown — Birthplace of Des Moines — Polk County, Iowa
8 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Downtown — Civil Rights Victory — Katz Drug Store / July 7, 1948 — Historic Site —
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9 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Downtown — Des Moines Bruins — 1947-1958
10 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Downtown — Des Moines Champions — 1906
11 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Downtown — Des Moines Demons — 1925-1937; 1959-1961
12 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Downtown — Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker #13
13 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Downtown — Hawkeye Insurance Co. — Built 1868 — By Frederick Hubbell & Ebeneezer Ingersoll —
14 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Downtown — Homestead Building — Iowa Historic Site — 1893 —
15 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Downtown — Iowa Cubs — 1981-Present
16 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Downtown — Iowa Oaks — 1969-1981
17 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Downtown — Ronald W. Reagan
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18 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Downtown — Scottish Rite Consistory Building — 1926 – 1927 — Iowa Historic Site —
19 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Downtown — Site of Old Fort Des Moines
20 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Downtown — St Paul's Cathedral and Garden
21 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Downtown — The First Public Schoolhouse
22 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Downtown — 'The Gift' from Rotary To The Children of the World — July 2019
23 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Downtown — 53 — The Historic Center Street Neighborhood
24 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Downtown — The Iowa Commission for the Blind Building
25 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Downtown — The Savery Hotel
26 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Drake — Paint It Black
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27 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — 平和と友情の鐘 / Bell of Peace and Friendship
28 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — A Reflection of Hope
29 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Cambodia — Robert D. Ray Asian Garden —
30 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Combat Wounded Veterans
31 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Dedicated to You, A Free Citizen in a Free Land
32 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Governor Robert D. Ray, 1928-2018 — Governor of Iowa 1969-1983 — Robert D. Ray Asian Garden —
33 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Grand Army of the Republic Sundial
34 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Hmong — Robert D. Ray Asian Garden —
35 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Iowa Revolutionary War Monument
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36 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Iowa Veterans Memorial
37 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Iowa Women of World War I Memorial
38 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Japanese Bell of Peace and Friendship — 平和と友情の鐘
39 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Korean War — 1950 - 1953
40 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Laos — Robert D. Ray Asian Garden —
41 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Replica of the Statue of Liberty
42 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Robert D. Ray Asian Garden
43 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Robert D. Ray Asian Garden — Governor Robert D. Ray, 1928-2018 — Governor of Iowa 1969-1983
44 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — S-36 Submarine Memorial
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45 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Shattering Silence
46 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Tai Dam — Robert D. Ray Asian Garden —
47 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — The First Licensed Ferry
48 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Vietnam — Robert D. Ray Asian Garden —
49 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Votes for Women — Mary J. Coggeshall 1836-1911 — Writer, Orator, and Leader —
50 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — War of the Rebellion Monument
51 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — William Boyd Allison
52 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Willson Alexander Scott
53 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Greater South Side — The Gray's Lake Story
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54 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Sherman Hill — 55 — Willkie House
55 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Union Park — 38 — Ida B. Wise Smith — 1871-1952
56 Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, Waterbury — History of the Waterbury Neighborhood
57 Iowa, Polk County, Mitchellville — 23 — Historic Des Moines / Noted Des Moines Residents
58 Iowa, Polk County, Mitchellville — Universalist Church — 1868
59 Iowa, Polk County, Polk City — Big Creek Schoolhouse — Built in 1863
60 Iowa, Polk County, Polk City — Josiah Hopkins' 20-Mile House
61 Iowa, Polk County, Polk City — Town Square — The Bandstand
62 Iowa, Polk County, West Des Moines — Welcome to the Jordan House
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63 Iowa, Polk County, West Des Moines, Valley Junction — Valley Junction
 
 
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Sep. 9, 2026