Fort Des Moines Park
Fort Des Moines Park is a park in Polk, Iowa. Fort Des Moines Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Somerset, as well as near South Central DSM.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School and Southridge Mall.
Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School was a military base and training facility on the south side of Des Moines, Iowa. Established in 1901, the base trained African American officers for the U.S. Army during World War I and was where women first began training for US Army service in 1942 as part of the Women's Army Corps.
Southridge Mall
Commercial area
Southridge Mall is an open-air shopping center on the south side of Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It attracts roughly 300 visitors per year, with a primary trade area consisting of most of the city of Des Moines and areas to its south and east.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norwalk and Avon.
Norwalk
Town
Norwalk is a city in Warren County, with some small portions extending into Polk County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 12,799 at the time of the 2020 census. Norwalk is situated 4½ miles southwest of Fort Des Moines Park.
Avon
Quarter
Avon is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa, United States. Avon is situated 4½ miles east of Fort Des Moines Park.
Des Moines
Photo: Stephen Matthew Milligan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Des Moines, capital of Iowa, is in the western region of the American Midwest. Des Moines is the largest city in Iowa and the annual site of the Iowa State Fair.
Fort Des Moines Park
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Polk County, Iowa, United States of America
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.51618° or 41° 30′ 58″ northLongitude
-93.61121° or 93° 36′ 40″ westElevation
925 feet (282 metres)Open location code
86H8G98Q+FGOpenStreetMap ID
way 54139750OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Fort Des Moines Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fort Des Moines Park”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Somerset and Fort Des Moines.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blank Park Golf Course and Church of Victory.
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