Ottumwa, South Dakota

Ottumwa is an unincorporated community in Haakon County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]

History

A post office called Ottumwa was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1983.[2] The community takes its name from Ottumwa, Iowa, the native home of a share of the early settlers.[3]

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gollark: No, run away.
gollark: ... that is entirely useless.
gollark: Also don't be unlucky. Or in the wrong place. Or at the wrong time.
gollark: > but they dont hold u to a moral obligationI have no idea what you mean, but in a post-apocalyptic situation you'll quite probably just die horribly.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ottumwa, South Dakota
  2. "Haakon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 54.



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