First Crossings of Des Moines River - Des Moines, IA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member cldisme
N 41° 35.381 W 093° 37.022
15T E 448571 N 4604404
The Daughters of the American Revolution commemorate various ventures crossing the Des Moines River
Waymark Code: WM4BJ5
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member MNSearchers
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The marker in front of the Grand Avenue Bridge reads:
This boulder
commemorates
the first licensed ferry at the
junction of the Des Moines
and Raccoon Rivers
1847
The first pontoon bridge at
Sycamore Street (now Grand Avenue)
1856
The first toll bridge at Court Avenue
1856
Erected by Abigail Adams Chapter D.A.R. 1933
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