WebLansing was platted circa 1851. The city was so named because the first settler was a native of Lansing, Michigan.. Joseph "Diamond Jo" Reynolds, namesake of the famous Diamond Jo steamship line, built his first boat in Lansing and named it for the town.. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of …

WebAnkeny (/ ˈ eɪ ŋ k ə n i /, / ˈ æ-/) is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States and a suburb of the state capital of Des Moines, as part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, the population of Ankeny was 67,887, making it the seventh largest city in the state.It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Iowa.

WebMichigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan.It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. After the introduction of the Morrill Act in 1862, the state designated the college a land-grant institution in 1863, making it the first of …

WebLansing est une ville américaine, capitale de l'État du Michigan, située sur la rivière Grande, au nord-ouest de Détroit. Sa population, qui s'élève à 114 297 habitants lors du recensement de 2010, est estimée à 118 427 habitants en 2018. Histoire. La région est habitée par ...

WebLansing (/ ˈ l æ n s ɪ ŋ /) is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan.It is mostly in Ingham County, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County.The 2020 census placed the city's population at 112,644, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan.The population of its metropolitan statistical area was 541,297 at the …

WebTerry Edward Branstad (born November 17, 1946) is an American politician and former diplomat. A member of the Republican Party, he served three terms in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979 before serving as governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 and again from 2011 to 2017. Branstad served as the United States Ambassador to China …

WebDorchester is an unincorporated community in northwestern Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.It lies along local roads just off Iowa Highway 76, north of the city of Waukon, the county seat of Allamakee County. Its elevation is 738 feet (225 m). The town was originally settled by Harvey Bell and Edmund Bell, and was named after Dorchester, …

WebThe Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) is the regulating body for male Iowa high school interscholastic athletics and is a full member of the National Federation of State High School Associations.Its female counterpart, the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, (IGHSAU) is an associate member.Iowa is the only state that maintains separate …

WebInterstate 294 (I-294) is a tolled auxiliary Interstate Highway in northeastern Illinois.It forms the southern portion of the Tri-State Tollway in Illinois. I-294 runs from South Holland at I-80/I-94 and Illinois Route 394 (IL 394) to Northbrook at I-94. I-294 is 53.42 miles (85.97 km) long; 5.32 miles (8.56 km) are shared with I-80. It serves as a bypass around the city of …

WebThe 2013 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season.Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan and were led by seventh year head coach Mark Dantonio.The …