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Wapello is located on the west side of the Iowa River. US Route 61 passes through the community. [7]Aerial View Wapello, Iowa. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.34 square miles (3.47 km 2), of which 1.29 square miles (3.34 km 2) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km 2) is water. [8]
Chief Wapello; "Wa-pel-la the Prince, Musquakee Chief", from History of the Indian Tribes of North America. Wapello County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,437. [1] The county seat is Ottumwa. [2] The county was formed on February 17, 1843, and named for Wapello, a Meskwaki chief. [3]
Location of Wapello County in Iowa. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Wapello County, Iowa. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wapello County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many ...
An annual event called Chief Wapello Days is held in Wapello, Iowa. [3] [4] In Illinois, the town of Hanover, was once named for Wapello [5] [6] and contains the Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation's Wapello Land and Water Reserve. [7] The USS Wapello, a United States Navy net tender in commission from 1941 to 1946, was named for him.
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Wapello County, Iowa" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Hotel Wapello is a historic building located in Wapello, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 as Commercial Hotel. [1] The hotel opened in 1906 as the Commercial Hotel. It is actually a combination of two buildings. [2]
Chief Wapello's Memorial Park, also known as Chief Wapello's Gravesite and the Site of Sac and Fox Indian Agency, is a historic site located near Agency, Iowa, United States. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [ 1 ]
Agency is the resting place for Chief Wapello. Chief Wapello was second in command in the Sac and Fox tribe, just under Chief Keokuk. Chief Wapello is buried next to his good friend General Joseph M. Street, and his family. [5] On April 11, 2001, an F2 tornado ripped through Agency destroying or damaging dozens of structures. Two people were ...