Appanoose

Appanoose

Appanoose, from A.R. Fulton's Red Men of Iowa, 1882
Meskwaki leader
Personal details
Parents Chief Taimah

Appanoose was a 19th-century Meskwaki chief who lived in Iowa; he was son of Taimah (Chief Tama)[1] and probably a grandson of Quashquame. Prior to European-American settlement in the 19th century, the tribe occupied territory in what became Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa.

Several place names and a US Navy ship honored Appanoose:

References

  1. Annals of Iowa (1903) Vol. 6, p. 203
  2. USS Appanoose (AK-226), U.S. Navy History Archives Archived April 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.


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