Wapello was a peace chief of the Meskwaki, or Fox, people in what is now Iowa. Although born a Sauk, he became one of the principal civil leaders of the Meskwaki during the decades of United States ex
Wapello, Iowa
…Wapello was platted in the late 1830s. The city's namesake is Wapello, a Meskwaki chief. Wapello is located on the west side of the Iowa River. US Route 61 passes through the community…
Chief Wapello; "Wa-pel-la the Prince, Musquakee Chief", from History of the Indian Tribes of North America.