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POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY
How was the county named? Because of a band of Indians,
bearing the name Pottawattamie, resided in this territory
for a short time the county bears their name. What does the
name mean? "Makers of Fire" some remember.
By a treaty made at Chicago on September 27, 27, 1833,
rebel bands of Pottawattamie, Chippewa and Ottawa Indians
in Illinois and Indiana surrendered their occupancy of
land in those states and consented to removal west of the
Mississippi River -- actually southwestern Iowa.
During the Indian's residency in Iowa they did not make
much progress towards civilization, even though a Catholic
priest tried to bring the learning and religion of the whites
to the Indians. Their connection with the state has been
preserved in the name of the county.
The Pottawattamies were Algonquins, liked to trade----
they were the traders par-excellence -- their appearance
was princely, their manners excellent, they drove a bargain
with inimitable grace. They, however, lent distinction to
Iowa for but a very short time. Some may be found in
Kansas.
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