Des Moines Township is a township in Lee County, Iowa.[1]
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History
editDes Moines Township was originally called Ambrosia Township. Ambrosia Township was organized in 1841, and the name was changed to Des Moines in 1842.[2]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Des Moines Township, Lee County, Iowa
- ^ The History of Lee County, Iowa. Western Historical Company. 1879. pp. 452–453.
40°30′N 91°32′W / 40.50°N 91.54°W