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  1. Highland Park College was a college located in Des Moines, Iowa. History. Founded by a local business syndicate, Highland Park opened its doors in 1890. At the time, Highland Park was an emerging northern suburb of the capital city.

  2. Highland Park College was located at Second and Euclid Avenues in northern Des Moines, a site described as “one of the most beautiful spots in Iowa.” When the school opened in 1890, its buildings were in place—or nearly so.

  3. In 1918 the Des Moines College merged with Central College and Highland Park College to become Des Moines University, moving to Highland Park's campus at 2nd Avenue and Euclid Avenue. The merged college re-adopted the Des Moines University name at that time.

  4. Highland Park College was established here in 1889 and operated under that name until 1918, when the Baptist church bought it and renamed it Des Moines University. The school had some 40,000 students and 1,000 pharmacy graduates in its first twenty-five years.

  5. Highland Park College, located in Des Moines, Iowa, was incorporated in 1889. In 1918, the Iowa Baptist Convention voted to ratify the action of the Des Moines College Board of Trustees to purchase the Highland Park campus, and make it the permanent location of their institution.

  6. Highland Park High School (often shortened HPHS or HP) is a public, co-educational high school immediately north of downtown Dallas in University Park, Texas. It is a part of the Highland Park Independent School District, which serves approximately 32,200 residents who are predominantly college-educated professionals and business leaders.

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