Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School | |
Location | Army Post Road, Des Moines, Iowa |
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Coordinates | 41°31′31.2″N 93°36′56.1″W / 41.525333°N 93.615583°W |
Area | 204 acres (83 ha) |
Built | 1903 |
NRHP reference No. | 74000805 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 30, 1974[1] |
Designated NHLD | May 30, 1974[2] |
The Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School was a military base and training facility on the south side of Des Moines, Iowa. Established in 1901, the base trained African American officers for the U.S. Army during World War I and was where women first began training for US Army service in 1942 as part of the Women's Army Corps. Surviving older portions of the base were declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974 in recognition of this history.[2][3] The fort property was turned over to the city in the 1950s, and has since been put a number of public and private uses.
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