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Ottumwa
Ottumwa , city (1990 pop. 24,488), seat of Wapello co., SE Iowa, on both banks of the Des Moines River, in a farm and coal area; inc. 1851. A commercial and industrial center, Ottumwa's economy is based on its meatpacking plant and a farm machinery industry. In the center of the city is a park developed from a reclaimed river bottom. |
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Ottumwa
Ottumwa, Iowa/USA Louisville Settled in 1843 on the Des Moines River, it was renamed in 1845 with a Native American word meaning ‘tumbling water’ or possibly ‘rapids’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ottumwa." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ottumwa." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Ottumwa.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ottumwa." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Ottumwa.html |
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