Squaw Township, Warren County, Iowa

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Squaw Township is a township in Warren County, Iowa, USA.[1]

History[]

Squaw Township takes its name from the language of the large Native American population once present within its borders. Squaws, or Native American women, were regularly seen carrying their babies in papooses.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Squaw Township, Warren County, Iowa
  2. ^ History of Warren County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1908. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. 1908. pp. 344.

Coordinates: 41°12′18″N 93°36′58″W / 41.205°N 93.616°W / 41.205; -93.616


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