Battle Creek is a stream in
Ida County, Iowa
Ida County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census the population was 7,005, making it the state's eighth-least populous county. The county seat is Ida Grove, Iowa, ...
, in the
United States. It is a tributary of the
Maple River.
Some claim that Battle Creek was named for a skirmish between Native American tribes near the stream.
But according to the bronze plate State of Iowa historical marker at the bottom of Battle Hill in the ditch next to Iowa State Highway 175, about one mile east of Battle Creek, this hill, creek, and town were named after a small battle between a government surveying party and a band of Sioux Native Americans that took place in 1849. This Battle Hill historical marker reads as follows: "On this site in 1849, a battle was fought between a government surveyor's party and the Sioux Indians, giving this hill, the stream at its foot and the town of Battle Creek, their names."
See also
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List of rivers of Iowa
References
Rivers of Ida County, Iowa
Rivers of Iowa
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