WEST DES MOINES
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Incorporated October 9, 1893
West Des Moines is a city in Polk, Dallas, Warren, and Madison counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. A majority of the city is located in Polk County, a minority of the city is located in Dallas County, and small portions extend into Warren and Madison counties.
Near the stroke of midnight on October 11, 1845, a gunshot was fired by a cattle farmer, James Cunningham Jordan (1813–1893) to declare that the area was open for Anglo-European settlement.
His residence, the Jordan House, has been restored and is now home to the West Des Moines Historical Society.
The Jordan House was a stop on the Underground Railroad, and abolitionist John Brown stayed on Jordan property multiple times, at least once while escorting a group of freedom-seeking slaves to Canada.
In West Des Moines’ early years, the town was a trading and shipping junction. West Des Moines incorporated as the city of Valley Junction on October 9, 1893. The name of “West Des Moines” would give it the respectability and prestige, so it was changed on January 1, 1938
West Des Moines, with the desire for respectability and prestige, has a long history of support for American business, locally-owned and minority-owned businesses.
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