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Eldon, Iowa
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Eldon is a city in Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The population was 783 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the site of the small Carpenter Gothic style house that has come to be known as the American Gothic House. Artist Grant Wood used this home for the background in his world-famous 1930 painting American Gothic.
Clockwise from top left: Downtown viewing (Elm Street), Eldon Carnegie Public Library, and the Dibble House otherwise known as the American Gothic Hou
Clockwise from top left: Downtown viewing (Elm Street), Eldon Carnegie Public Library, and the Dibble House otherwise known as the American Gothic House
Main Street around 1910
Main Street around 1910
Aerial photo of Eldon (2013).
Aerial photo of Eldon (2013).
American Gothic By Grant Wood
American Gothic By Grant Wood
Wapello County, Iowa
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Wapello County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,437. The county seat is Ottumwa. The county was formed on February 17, 1843, and named for Wapello, a Meskwaki chief.
The courthouse in Ottumwa
The courthouse in Ottumwa
Chief Wapello; "Wa-pel-la the Prince, Musquakee Chief", from History of the Indian Tribes of North America.
Chief Wapello; "Wa-pel-la the Prince, Musquakee Chief", from History of the Indian Tribes of North America.