Waxaa lagu daray September 22, 1851, sida Fort Des Moines, kaas oo la soo gaabiyo "Des Moines" ee 1857. Waxaa ku yaal oo loogu magac daray River Des Moines, oo laga yaabo in laga soo qaatay magaca hore ee Faransiiska, Rivière des Moines, oo macnaheedu yahay "River of Monks".
Degmada Polk