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    Des Moines River

    River in Iowa, United States

    The Des Moines River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the upper Midwestern United States that is approximately 525 miles long from its farther headwaters. The largest river flowing across the state of Iowa, it rises in southern Minnesota and flows across Iowa from northwest to southeast, passing from the glaciated plains into the unglaciated hills, transitioning near the capital city of Des Moines in the center of the state. The river continues to flow in a southeastern direction away from Des Moines, flowing directly into the Mississippi River. The Des Moines River forms a short portion of Iowa's border with Missouri between Lee County, Iowa and Clark County, Missouri. The city of Des Moines, Iowa, was named for the river. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    The Des Moines River (/ d ə ˈ m ɔɪ n / ⓘ) is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the upper Midwestern United States that is approximately 525 miles (845 km) long from its farther headwaters. [2] The largest river flowing across the state of Iowa, it rises in southern Minnesota and flows across Iowa from northwest to southeast, passing from the glaciated plains into the unglaciated ...
  3. dnr.state.mn.us

    Established in 1967 as a state water trail, the Des Moines River's name means "River of the Monks" in French, despite having no connection to monks. The origin of the river's name comes from the native village of Moingona, which was near the modern city of Des Moines, Iowa. The original name was translated incorrectly by early traders, and ...
  4. en.wikipedia.org

    The River Monks formed at the beginning of 2010 in Des Moines, Iowa when songwriters Ryan Stier and Nicholas Frampton, and percussionist Joel Gettys began collaborating on Stier's works. They recorded their first album in Creston, Iowa while some of the band members studied and/or taught music at Southwestern Community College (SWCC). ...
  5. iowagenealogy.net

    That it is from the French, and means "The Monks" is true. That the city was named from the river is also true. As there were never any monks in Iowa, it is evident the name is a mis-application, or a corruption. The river was discovered by Pére Marquette and M. Jollyet, in 1673.
  6. iavanburen.org

    Thus, they would say 'la riviere des Moines' (the river of the Moines) or 'allez chez les Moines' (to go to the Moines people.) As the report continues, in later times both confused and misinformed inhabitants associated this name with the Trappist Monks (Moines de la Trappe) who resided with the Indians in the American Bottoms.
  7. worldatlas.com

    Des Moines River. The Des Moines River is the biggest river flowing across the state of Iowa and is a branch of the Mississippi River situated in the upper Midwestern United States.The river flows from the northwestern to southeastern Iowa, crossing from the glaciated savannas into the unglaciated hills around the capital city in the state's center, which has been named Des Moines after the river.
  8. gregfallis.com

    River of Monks, River of Mounds—both names make sense. But there's more. One of the first people to call the river by its European name was the French Jesuit missionary and explorer Jacques Marquette. He'd encountered natives of the Peoria tribe at the confluence of this river and the Mississippi.
  9. etymonline.com

    Des Moines. city in Iowa, U.S., named for French Rivière des Moines, the river that flows past it, which traditionally is derived from French des moines "of the monks," in reference to missionaries, but this probably is a fur trappers' folk-etymologizing of a name of the native people who lived there.. The place appears in a 1673 text as Moinguena, and historians believe this represents Miami ...
  10. The River Monks formed at the beginning of 2010 in Des Moines, Iowa when songwriters Ryan Stier and Nicholas Frampton, and percussionist Joel Gettys started collaborating on Stier's works. They began recording their first album in Creston, Iowa. Some of the members studied and/or taught music in Creston at Southwestern Community College (SWCC).
  11. finishingforty.blogspot.com

    Three more hours passed in silence as the monks continued on their journey, when finally, the one monk stopped his brother angrily and said, "I cannot stay silent any longer. Back there at the river, you held that beautiful woman in your arms and helped her across. You let her wrap herself around you, and you felt her body press into yours.

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