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Ottumwa is the only city in the United States with this name.  The town was first settled in 1843 near three Indian villages, Chief Wapello’s village, Chief Keokuk’s village and Chief Apponoosa’s village.  Chief Wapello was second in command to Chief Keokuk of the Sac and Fox nation.

There are several possible meanings of the Sac Indian word “Ottumwa.”  Two commonly accepted meanings are “place of perseverance or self will” and “land of rippling waters.”  Either of them probably sums up the area quite well. [Read more...]