Wapello (c. 1787 – March 15, 1842) was a Native American chief of the Meskwaki tribe.
5-414: Wapello may refer to: People [ edit ] Wapello (chief) (1787-1842), a Native American chief Places [ edit ] United States Wapello, Idaho Wapello, Iowa Wapello County, Iowa Ships [ edit ] USS Wapello (YN-56) , a United States Navy net tender in commission from 1941 to 1946 Topics referred to by
10-550: A tour of northeastern and mid-Atlantic states. During this trip, Wapello made an eloquent speech at Boston , Massachusetts , wherein he expressed friendly sentiments towards white settlers and reaffirmed his desire to continue harmonious relations with them. 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
15-730: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wapello (chief) Wapello was born in 1787 at Prairie du Chien , Northwest Territory . Short and stout in physical stature, with a kindly visage, Wapello entertained friendly relations with white settlers throughout his life. Under pressure to cede territory to the United States, he signed peace treaties with them at Fort Armstrong at Rock Island, Illinois, on September 3, 1822; at Prairie du Chien on July 15, 1830; at Fort Armstrong on September 21, 1832; at Dubuque , Iowa , on September 28, 1836; and at Washington, D.C. , on October 21, 1837. During
20-564: The Black Hawk War , Wapello supported chief Keokuk . In the 1840s, many Fox were forced west to Kansas. In 1829, he led his tribe to Muscatine Slough on the west bank of the Mississippi River and later settled in Iowa. The frontier town of Wapello later developed near here. In 1837, he accompanied the renowned chief Keokuk and United States Indian agent General Joseph M. Street on
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