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House
Old House from the 1800s. You can see this house of the 1930's map
Second Fort Des Moines Marker
Birthplace of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
First Fort Des Moines Marker
This barracks well marks the First Fort Des Moines and was used by a detachment of Dragoons stationed here Sep 25-1834 to June 18-1837 Erected 1923 by Montrose Romans Civic Club
Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 13
Here Passed the Dragoon Trail Blazed in 1835 by First U.S. Dragoons under Stephen W. Kearny Erected 1938 by Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution
Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 12
Here Passed the Dragoon Trail Blazed in 1835 by First U.S. Dragoons under Stephen W. Kearny Erected 1938 by Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution
Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 11
Here Passed the Dragoon Trail Blazed in 1835 by First U.S. Dragoons under Stephen W. Kearny Erected 1938 by Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution
Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 10
Here Passed the Dragoon Trail Blazed in 1835 by First U.S. Dragoons under Stephen W. Kearny Erected 1938 by Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution
Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 9
Here Passed the Dragoon Trail Blazed Across Wright County in 1835 by First U.S. Dragoons under Stephen W. Kearny Marked by The Wright County Economic Development Commission June 1, 1991
Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 8
Here Passed the Dragoon Trail Blazed in 1835 by First U.S. Dragoons under Stephen W. Kearny Erected 1938 by Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution
Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 7
Here Passed the Dragoon Trail Blazed in 1835 by First U.S. Dragoons under Stephen W. Kearny Erected 1938 by Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution
Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 6
Here Passed the Dragoon Trail Blazed in 1835 by First U.S. Dragoons under Stephen W. Kearny Erected 1938 by Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution
Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 5
Here Passed the Dragoon Trail Blazed in 1835 by First U.S. Dragoons under Stephen W. Kearny Erected 1938 by Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution
Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 4
Here Passed the Dragoon Trail Blazed in 1835 by First U.S. Dragoons under Stephen W. Kearny Erected 1938 by Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution
Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 3
Here Passed the Dragoon Trail Blazed in 1835 by First U.S. Dragoons under Stephen W. Kearny Erected 1938 by Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution
Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 2
Determined and authenticated by the Historical Department of Iowa, 1911. This monument was erected in 1917 by the Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution in memory of the Pioneers who followed this Trail and its tributaries. "We Cross The Prairie As Of Old, The Pilgrims Crossed The Sea, To Make The West As They The East The Homestead of The Free". At this place was Brattain's Grove, junction of the Dragoon and Mormon trails Erected 1917 by Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution
Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 1
Here Began the Dragoon Trail Blazed in 1835 by First U.S. Dragoons under Stephen W. Kearny Erected 1938 by Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution