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Ottumwa (/ ə ˈ t ʌ m w ə / ə-TUM-wə) is a city in and the county seat of Wapello County, Iowa, United States. [7] The population was 25,529 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census. [8]
As Ottumwa grew in the mid to late 19th century many of its wealthier citizens built houses on the bluff overlooking the town and the Des Moines River Valley below. By doing so they were able to move away from the swampy river bottom and were able to capitalize on the view. Construction began in this part of the city in the 1850s.
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.
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]
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 ...
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 ...
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] Wapello County is included in the Ottumwa, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The Greater Second Street 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 2016. [1]