Appanoose was a 19th-century

Meskwaki The Meskwaki (sometimes spelled Mesquaki), also known by the European exonyms Fox Indians or the Fox, are a Native American people. They have been closely linked to the Sauk people of the same language family. In the Meskwaki language, the ...

chief who lived in

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

; he was son of

Taimah Taimah (1790-1830; var. ''Taiomah'', ''Tama'', ''Taima'', ''Tiamah'', ''Fai-inah'', ''Ty-ee-ma'', lit. "sudden crash of thunder" or "thunder") was a Meskwaki (Fox) leader in the early 19th century in present-day Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois. He wa ...

(Chief Tama) and probably a grandson of

Quashquame Quashquame (alt: "Quawsquawma, Quashquami, Quashquammee, Quash-Qua-Mie, Quash-kaume, Quash-quam-ma", meaning "Jumping Fish") (c. 1764 – c . 1832) was a Sauk chief; he was the principal signer of the 1804 treaty that ceded Sauk land to the Unit ...

. Prior to European-American settlement in the 19th century, the tribe occupied territory in what became Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa. Several place names and a US Navy ship honored Appanoose: *

Appanoose County, Iowa Appanoose County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,317. Its county seat is Centerville. History Appanoose County was formed on February 17, 1843, from open territory. It was named for the ...

Appanoose County Courthouse The Appanoose County Courthouse is located in the county seat of Centerville, Iowa, United States. The courthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. In 1997 it was included as a contributing property in the Courthous ...

Appanoose County Community Railroad The Appanoose County Community Railroad was based out of Centerville, Iowa. It was a shortline running to the community of Albia, Iowa, where it distributed cars from Centerville to be put on the BNSF Railway's trains. The railroad ran its first ...

Appanoose Township, Franklin County, Kansas Appanoose Township is a township in Franklin County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 293. Geography Appanoose Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS The United ...

Appanoose Township, Hancock County, Illinois Appanoose Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 435 and it contained 232 housing units. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of ...

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USS Appanoose (AK-226) USS ''Appanoose'' (AK-226) was a in the United States Navy named for Appanoose County, Iowa.U.S. Navy Archives, http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/a/appanoose.html ''A. J. Cassatt'' was laid down on 20 June ...

,'' a

Crater class cargo ship The ''Crater''-class cargo ship were converted EC2-S-C1 type, Liberty ship, Liberty cargo ships, constructed by the United States Maritime Commission (USMC) for use by the United States Navy, US Navy during World War II. The designation 'EC2-S-C1' ...

USS Appanoose (AK-226), U.S. Navy History Archives

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