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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Fact of the Day: Monk River
The capital of Iowa, Des Moines is named after a fort that was named after the Des Moines River. The French called the river La Riviere des Moines which literally means "river of the monks".
I've crossed this river a number of times in my past, but never thought about what the name meant. I wonder if the river was travelled by a lot of priests? I know the Jesuits were very active throughout North America as they strove to bring Christianity to Native Americans.
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Thanks for the fact of the day. Great to know:)
cool!
Interesting!
I've crossed this river a number of times in my past, but never thought about what the name meant. I wonder if the river was travelled by a lot of priests? I know the Jesuits were very active throughout North America as they strove to bring Christianity to Native Americans.
Fantastic!
Love this landscape
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Very calm river. :)
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Awesome fact
Cool fact!
Interesting!
Pretty river.
Beautiful, seems a very relaxing place!
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I thought riviere means coast...
Cool!
Interesting fact, Adam! :) Kisses
Iowa is one of the states I have never visited. Beautiful picture.
I wonder how "monk" play into this. Was there a monastery nearby at one point?
Monks must have traveled down it in their monk ways
A name from a name
Another interesting fact. Thanks, I didn't know that.
interesting... the place looks beautiful!
It’s a GIRL Thing
Same here. Wait a minute... are you doubting Mr. Fact, Dezz? Shame on you. Now go and sit in his cave.
Once again... I had no idea. Your blog makes some of us feel like ignorant monkeys.
absolutely interesting always learn something here:)
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