Wapsipinicon

[ wop-si-pin-i-kuh n ]
/ ˌwɒp sɪˈpɪn ɪ kən /

noun

a river in E Iowa, flowing SE to the Mississippi River. 255 miles (410 km) long.

Example sentences from the Web for wapsipinicon

  • The earliest settlers located along the Wapsipinicon river where the soil is of a poorer quality than it was on the open prairie.

    History of Linn County Iowa |Luther A. Brewer

  • About the same time the western part of the township south of the Wapsipinicon river was settled.

    History of Linn County Iowa |Luther A. Brewer

  • The first settlement was on the north side of the Wapsipinicon river around two springs.

    History of Linn County Iowa |Luther A. Brewer