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

History

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

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.

41°44′15″N 93°16′30″W / 41.7375°N 93.2750°W / 41.7375; -93.2750


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