Sedan, Iowa

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Sedan, Iowa
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Sedan, Iowa
Coordinates: 40°39′25″N92°50′01″W / 40.65694°N 92.83361°W / 40.65694; -92.83361 Coordinates: 40°39′25″N92°50′01″W / 40.65694°N 92.83361°W / 40.65694; -92.83361
Country United States
State Iowa
County Appanoose
Elevation
945 ft (288 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 641
GNIS feature ID464332 [1]

Sedan is an unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. [1]

History

Sedan was located at the junction of two railroads. [2] In 1878, Sedan contained two businesses: a store and saloon under one roof, and a depot building. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sedan, Iowa
  2. L. L. Taylor (1913). Past and Present of Appanoose County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp.  396.
  3. The History of Appanoose County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c., a Biographical Directory of Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, etc. Western historical Company. 1878. pp.  474.