Boat registrations are now due to be renewed. Registrations are for a three-year period ending April 30, 2022. All current boat registrations will expire April 30, 2019. Stop by the Recorder’s office or call 641-683-0045 for the current registration fees. Payments may be mailed to Wapello County Recorder, 101 W. Fourth St., Ottumwa.
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Wapello County was created on February 17, 1843 from Unorganized Territory. The county opened at midnight on April 30, 1843 with several hundred eager settlers camped along the eastern border. At the sound of a shotgun, they
raced towards the “New Purchase” to make their claim. Many conflicts arose over the hastily made boundary lines, which were usually settled peaceably by the claim committees. Within a month 5,000 people lived in Wapello County.