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Ottumwa, Iowa

USA / Iowa / Ottumwa /
 city, county seat

In the early 1940s, Ottumwa, Iowa, was one of the wartime postings of US Naval Reserve Lieutenant Richard Milhous Nixon; in the early 1950s, it was the home of US Army Reserve Corporal Walter "Radar" O'Reilly.
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad served Ottumwa from 1887 until 1985, with a line now operated by the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern.

Ottumwa: www.ottumwaiowa.com
Nixon: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon
O'Reilly: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_O%27Reilly
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   41°1'51"N   92°25'13"W

Comments

  • fwest (guest)
    Home of the Canteen Restaurant
  • buckeye1776
    Fictional home of clerk Corporal Walter “Radar” O’Reilly seen on the television series "M*A*S*H".
  • succedaneum (guest)
    Ottumwa is not so far away from Muscatine.
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