Des Moines was founded in the early 19th century at the confluence of the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers. Today the site is just south of downtown, next to the Iowa Cubs baseball stadium. Last Saturday the group decided to take advantage of the wide open parking lot to sketch, To the east is the Des Moines, to the north and northwest is downtown, The river confluence is just south. And along the new expressway stands a log cabin at the place where Fort Des Moines was established. I found an angle that gave a view of the cabin, with the bridge over the rive and a distant view of the state capitol.
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| "Fort Des Moines Cabin," wc.ink on paper |
