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Map of Ottumwa from 1908, showing the railroads and coal mines (red) of the region East 300 block of Main Street, 1900. The city's name derives from the Native American Meskwaki language, translating to "tumbling waters" in reference to the Appanoose Rapids on the Des Moines River.
A map of Iowa's U.S. Highways as laid out in 1926. The new US 63 entered Iowa near Bloomfield and traveled north through Ottumwa to Oskaloosa. There it turned to the northwest to go through Pella, Monroe, and Prairie City.
US 63 passes south-to-north through Iowa. It enters the state from Missouri south of Bloomfield. Between Ottumwa and Oskaloosa, the highway overlaps Iowa Highway 163. This segment is an expressway which connects Des Moines with Burlington, with freeway bypasses of Ottumwa and Eddyville. Near Malcom, US 63 meets I-80.
The two highways cross the river and head generally northeast. The Roemer Avenue intersection marks the eastern end of the Ottumwa business route. Upon reaching the expressway on the eastern side of town, US 34 and US 63 head in opposite directions. [6] For the rest of its trek through Iowa, US 34 is routed along a four-lane expressway.
Ottumwa, the largest overnight town on the route, offers amenities including Beach Ottumwa, a full-scale water park. Philip Joens has ridden RAGBRAI 18 times and completed the river-to-river trek ...
Iowa Highway 149 is a highway which runs from south to north in Iowa. It has a length of 67 miles (108 km). Iowa 149 begins at U.S. Highway 34 in Ottumwa and ends at Williamsburg at Interstate 80. The first 5 miles (8.0 km) of Iowa 149 are overlapped by U.S. Highway 63 Business, the former route of U.S. Highway 63 through Ottumwa.
The Historic Railroad District is located in Ottumwa, Iowa, United States.The historic district includes four separate properties: the Burlington Veterans Clubhouse (1935), the Burlington Depot (1951), the Burlington Northern/Santa Fe passenger canopies (1951) and Ballingall Park (1951). [2]
The Fifth Street Bluff Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Ottumwa, Iowa, United States.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1]