Palo Alto Township, Jasper County, Iowa

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Palo Alto Township is a township in Jasper County, Iowa, United States. [1]

History

Palo Alto Township was established in 1857. Its name commemorates the Battle of Palo Alto in the Mexican–American War. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palo Alto Township, Jasper County, Iowa
  2. ↑ Weaver, James Baird (1912). Past and Present of Jasper County, Iowa, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 342.

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