Marshall Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa

Marshall Township is a township in Pocahontas County, Iowa, USA.

History

Marshall Township was established in 1882 as Laurens Township, in honor of Henry Laurens and John Laurens. However, in 1884, the citizens, many of whom hailed from Marshall County, successfully petitioned that the name be change to Marshall.^[1]

References

↑ Flickinger, Robert Elliott (1904). The Pioneer History of Pocahontas County, Iowa. G. Sanborn. p. 679.

Municipalities and communities of Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Pocahontas

Cities	Fonda Gilmore City‡ Havelock Laurens Palmer Plover Pocahontas Rolfe Varina

Townships	Bellville Cedar Center Colfax Cummins Des Moines Dover Garfield Grant Lake Lincoln Lizard Marshall Powhatan Roosevelt Sherman Swan Lake

Unincorporated community	Ware

Ghost town	Rubens

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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