Poweshiek Township, Jasper County, Iowa

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

History

Poweshiek Township was established in 1847. It is named for Chief Poweshiek of the Meskwaki people. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poweshiek Township, Jasper County, Iowa
  2. Weaver, James Baird (1912). Past and Present of Jasper County, Iowa, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 337.

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