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Appanoose County was formed on February 17, 1843, from open territory. It was named for the Meskwaki Chief Appanoose , who did not engage in war against Black Hawk, advocating peace. The present county seat was formerly called Chaldea, and was later renamed to Senterville in honor of Congressman William Tandy Senter of Tennessee.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
Appanoose was a 19th-century Meskwaki chief who lived in Iowa; he was the son of Taimah (Chief Tama) [1] and probably a grandson of Quashquame. Prior to European-American settlement in the 19th century, the tribe occupied territory in what became Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa. Several place names and a US Navy ship honored Appanoose:
May 30, 1974 (Des Moines: Polk: Training site for black officers in World War I. 8: George M. Verity: George M. Verity (towboat): December 20, 1989 (Keokuk: Lee: One of three surviving steam-powered towboats in the United States, this ship pioneered on upper Mississippi in a certain way, leading to large private industry.
In this land cession treaty, the Sisseton and Wahpeton Dakota bands sold 21 million acres of land in present-day Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota to the U.S. for $1,665,000. [1] [2] The treaty was instigated by Alexander Ramsey, the first governor of Minnesota Territory, and Luke Lea, Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C.
Transportation in Appanoose County, Iowa (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Appanoose County, Iowa" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Appanoose County, Iowa" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. R.
Cazenovia, 4 places in Illinois, Minnesota, New York, and Wisconsin – Theophilus Cazenove (land agent) (The New York town is the original, and the others were named for it). [117] Cecilton, Maryland - Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore [117] Center Harbor, New Hampshire – Col. Joseph Senter (settler) (note the spelling) [117]