Wapsinonoc Township, Muscatine County, Iowa

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Wapsinonoc Township is a township in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. [1]

History

Wapsinonoc was first settled in 1836. Wapsinonoc Township is named for Wapsinonoc Creek, a Cedar River tributary that flows through the township. Wapsinonoc is derived from an Indian name meaning "smooth-surfaced and meandering stream". [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wapsinonoc Township, Muscatine County, Iowa
  2. ↑ Richman, Irving Berdine (1911). History of Muscatine County, Iowa: From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp.  222.

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