Watrous Park

Watrous Park is a residential area in Des Moines Township, Polk, Iowa. Watrous Park is situated nearby to Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, as well as near Park Avenue Christian Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abraham Lincoln High School and Arie den Boer Arboretum.

Abraham Lincoln High School

School

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Abraham Lincoln High School, usually referred to simply as Lincoln High School or Lincoln, is a public secondary school located in Des Moines Southside, Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Abraham Lincoln High School is situated 4,200 feet north of Watrous Park.

Arie den Boer Arboretum

Garden

Water Works Park is a 1,500-acre park southwest of downtown Des Moines, Iowa and contains the Des Moines Water Works which is a publicly owned municipal water utility that supplies the greater Des Moines metropolitan area. Arie den Boer Arboretum is situated 1½ miles northwest of Watrous Park.

Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School

Protected area

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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. Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School is situated 2 miles south of Watrous Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Des Moines and Downtown Des Moines.

Des Moines

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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 and numerous cultural festivals during warm weather months.

Downtown Des Moines

Neighborhood

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Downtown Des Moines is the central business district of Des Moines, Iowa and the Greater Des Moines Metropolitan Area. Downtown Des Moines is defined by the City of Des Moines as located between the Des Moines River to the east, the Raccoon River to the south, Center Street to the north, and 18th and 15th Streets to the west. Downtown Des Moines is situated 2½ miles north of Watrous Park.

East Village

Neighborhood

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Historic East Village is a commercial and residential neighborhood in central Des Moines, Iowa, United States, directly east of the Downtown Des Moines area. East Village is situated 2½ miles north of Watrous Park.

Watrous Park

Type: Residential area
Location: Des Moines Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.55182° or 41° 33′ 7″ north

Longitude

-93.62814° or 93° 37′ 41″ west

Named after

Charles Leach Watrous

Open location code

86H8H92C+PP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 152208701

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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