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Des Moines is the capital of Iowa and is the county seat of Polk County. It is located on and named after the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks." Des Moines is a major center of the US insurance industry and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. The city was credited as the "number one spot for U.S. insurance companies" in a Business Wire article and named the third-largest "insurance capital" of the world. Wikipedia

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Des Moines is the hub of Central Iowa. There are many attractions in Central Iowa, like The Meskwaki Settlement west of Tama. It is the only American Indian settlement in Iowa and hosts a large annual Pow-wow. Madison County is known for its covered bridges. Also in Madison County is the John Wayne Birthplace Museum in Winterset. Wikipedia