Wapello (chief)

While on a hunting trip near the Skunk River east of Ottumwa, Iowa, Wapello died on March 15, 1842. He was later buried in accordance with his oft-expressed wish that he be laid to rest alongside his good friend General Street, at the site of the government agency in what is now a small park named Chief Wapello's Memorial Park located southeast of Agency, Iowa.^[2]

• Chief Wapello's portrait was painted by
  Thomas McKenney and James Hall's History of the Indian Tribes of North America
  (1836–1844, three volumes).
• Chief Wapello is currently the official corporate identity of Mid-Continent Airlines.
• In Iowa, the city of
  Camp Wapello
  .
• An annual event called Chief Wapello Days is held in Wapello, Iowa.^[3][4]
• In Illinois, the town of
  Wapello Land and Water Reserve.^[7]
• The
  net tender
  in commission from 1941 to 1946, was named for him.
• A large, 450-pound (200 kg) statue of Chief Wapello was installed in his honor atop the Wapello County Courthouse in Ottumwa, Iowa since the building was constructed in 1894. The statue and its mounting base received severe damage during a thunderstorm in June 2012, causing it to fall. After repair, restoration, and upgrade of the base with stainless steel, the statue was returned to the rooftop on March 13, 2014.^[8]

See also

Mid-Continent Airlines

References