Wapsinonoc Township, Muscatine County, Iowa

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]

References

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

41°33′19″N 91°17′51″W / 41.5553°N 91.2975°W / 41.5553; -91.2975

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[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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