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Des Moines, Washington

Index Des Moines, Washington

Des Moines is a city in King County, Washington, United States. [1]

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Area code 206

Area code 206 is a North American telephone area code in the U.S. state of Washington assigned to the numbering plan area (NPA) that includes the city of Seattle, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, the islands of Mercer, Bainbridge, and Vashon, and portions of metropolitan Seattle from Des Moines to Woodway.

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Burien, Washington

Burien is a suburban city in King County, Washington, United States, located south of Seattle on Puget Sound.

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Central Washington University

Central Washington University, or CWU, is a regional, comprehensive public university located on a 380-acre campus in Ellensburg in the US state of Washington.

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Charles Wilkes

Charles Wilkes (April 3, 1798 – February 8, 1877) was an American naval officer, ship's captain, and explorer.

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Council–manager government

The council–manager government form is one of two predominant forms of local government in the United States and Ireland, the other being the mayor–council government form.

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Darwin Jones (soccer)

Darwin L. Jones (born April 4, 1992) is an American soccer player who plays for IFK Värnamo in Superettan.

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Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa.

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Duwamish people

The Duwamish (Dxʷdəwʔabš) are a Lushootseed-speaking Native American tribe in western Washington, and the indigenous people of metropolitan Seattle, where they have been living since the end of the last glacial period (c. 8000 BCE, 10,000 years ago).

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Federal Information Processing Standards

Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States federal government for use in computer systems by non-military government agencies and government contractors.

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Federal Way Public Schools

Federal Way Public Schools is a school district in King County, Washington covering all of Federal Way and portions of Kent, Des Moines, Auburn, and unincorporated census-designated places Lakeland North and Lakeland South, encompassing 35 square miles (91 km²).

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Federal Way, Washington

Federal Way is a city in King County, Washington, United States.

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Geographic Names Information System

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its territories.

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George Vancouver

Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a British officer of the Royal Navy, best known for his 1791–95 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of contemporary Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon.

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Gregory Carroll (tenor)

Gregory Carroll (July 9, 1977, Des Moines, Washington — July 2, 2013, Seattle) was an American tenor who had an active international career in operas and concerts during the early 21st century.

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Highline College

Highline College is a public community college in Des Moines, Washington.

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Highline Public Schools

Highline Public Schools is a public school system in the State of Washington, headquartered in Burien.

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HMS Discovery (1789)

HMS Discovery was a Royal Navy ship launched in 1789 and best known as the lead ship in George Vancouver's exploration of the west coast of North America in his famous 1791-1795 expedition.

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Homestead Acts

The Homestead Acts were several United States federal laws under which an applicant, upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, could acquire ownership of land, typically called a "homestead.” In all, more than 270 million acres of public land, or nearly 10% of the total area of the U.S., was transferred to 1.6 million homesteaders; most of the homesteads were west of the Mississippi River.

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Kent, Washington

Kent is a city located in King County, Washington, United States.

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King County, Washington

King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington.

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List of counties in Washington

There are 39 counties in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Mount Rainier High School

Mount Rainier High School is a secondary school in Des Moines, Washington, United States; named for Mount Rainier which can be seen quite well from the school on a clear day.

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Muckleshoot

The Muckleshoot are a Lushootseed-speaking Native American tribe, part of the Coast Salish peoples of the Pacific Northwest.

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Normandy Park, Washington

Normandy Park is a city in King County, Washington, United States.

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Opera News

Opera News is an American classical music magazine.

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Pacific Time Zone

The Pacific Time Zone (PT) is a time zone encompassing parts of western Canada, the western United States, and western Mexico.

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Peter H. Gregory

Peter Hart Gregory, CISA, CISSP is an American information security advisor, computer security specialist, and writer.

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Portage, Washington

Portage is an unincorporated community in King County, Washington, United States.

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Puget Sound

Puget Sound is a sound along the northwestern coast of the U.S. state of Washington, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, and part of the Salish Sea.

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Puget Sound mosquito fleet

The Puget Sound mosquito fleet was a large number of private transportation companies running smaller passenger and freight boats on Puget Sound and nearby waterways and rivers.

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Race and ethnicity in the United States Census

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin (the only categories for ethnicity).

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Redondo, Des Moines, Washington

Redondo is a community within the incorporated boundaries of the city of Des Moines in King County, Washington.

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Saltwater State Park

Saltwater State Park is an plot of second-growth timber on Puget Sound in the City of Des Moines, Washington, United States halfway between Seattle and Tacoma.

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SeaTac, Washington

SeaTac is a city in southern King County, Washington, United States, and an inner-ring suburb of Seattle, Washington.

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Seattle

Seattle is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States.

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Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, also referred to as Sea–Tac Airport or Sea–Tac, is the primary commercial airport serving the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States.

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United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau (USCB; officially the Bureau of the Census, as defined in Title) is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy.

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United States Exploring Expedition

The United States Exploring Expedition was an exploring and surveying expedition of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding lands conducted by the United States from 1838 to 1842.

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Vashon, Washington

Vashon is a census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States.

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Washington (state)

Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Washington State Route 99

State Route 99 (SR 99), also known as the Pacific Highway, is a state highway in the Seattle metropolitan area, part of the U.S. state of Washington.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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ZIP Code

ZIP Codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS) since 1963.

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2010 United States Census

The 2010 United States Census (commonly referred to as the 2010 Census) is the twenty-third and most recent United States national census.

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Des Moines Police Department (Washington), Des Moines, WA, Des Moines, Wa, History of Des Moines, Washington, UN/LOCODE:USDSN.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_Moines,_Washington

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