Wheeler, Nickolas2021-02-122021-02-122012-09https://hdl.handle.net/2097/41059Nickolas Wheeler, “Ottumwa, Coffey County,” Chapman Center Research Collections, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/95.The lost town of Ottumwa, Coffey County, Kansas was settled by migrants of the Northern Midland Migration movement who shared similar progressive values and beliefs. The town experienced a brief period of prosperity, in which the town was home to a small college. This study uses early maps of the county, newspapers, personal reminiscences, and visits to the townsite to provide a history of Ottumwa, Kansas.This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). NOTE: Rights status of accompanying images may differ from text.OttumwaCoffey CountySauk and Fox IndiansThomas BowenJ.G. ShawbellNeosho RiverText