Embedded Document /system/files/2022-12/LT_CF_Ottumwa_Wheeler.pdf Download this PDF Abstract 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. Authors Wheeler, Nickolas Date Sep 01, 2012 Tags Coffey County J.G. Shawbell Neosho River Ottumwa Sauk and Fox Indians Thomas Bowen Publisher Kansas State University, The Chapman Center for Rural Studies Citation Nickolas Wheeler, “Ottumwa, Coffey County,” Lost Kansas Communities, https://lostkansas.ccrsdigitalprojects.com/ottumwa-coffey-county. Rights 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.