1893 - Sisters of Mercy from Davenport, Iowa open first hospital in Des Moines. Begin in temporary quarters at Hoyt Sherman Place. First permanent hospital opened at 4th and Ascension Streets, north of downtown, in 1895
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Bibliographyedit
Published in the 19th century
J. M. Dixon (1876), Centennial History of Polk County, Iowa, Des Moines: State Register, printer, OL 23285398M
Johnson Brigham (1911), Des Moines, Chicago: S.J. Clarke publishing company, OCLC 1851917
Tacitus Hussey (1919), Beginnings: reminiscences of early Des Moines, Des Moines, Ia: American Lithograph and Ptg. Co., OCLC 3528149, OL 22851234M
Federal Writers' Project (1938), "Des Moines", Iowa: a Guide to the Hawkeye State, American Guide Series, New York: Viking, hdl:2027/uc1.b4490617{{citation}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link). + Chronology
Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Des Moines, IA", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, OL 4120668M
Historic Walking Tours of Des Moines, Iowa, Public Library of Des Moines, Iowa, 1982
Pratt (1990). From Cabin to Capital City.
"Great Plains: Iowa: Des Moines", USA, Let's Go, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999, OL 24937240M
Published in the 21st century
Friedericks, William B. Covering Iowa: The History of the Des Moines Register and Tribune Company, 1849-1985 (Iowa State University Press, 2000), 318 pp.
John Zeller (2005). "From the Real to the Ideal: Images of Des Moines in the Progressive Era". Drake University.
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