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Subject: Re: [OM] IMGs: butterflies, flowers, and other images to wrap up summer
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:58:17 -0400
Thanks.  I thought I knew the Seminole history fairly well but I didn't 
know Osceola was born "Billy Powell".  But it's not a surprise.  The 
Seminole are a mix of races and "Billy" is a common name today.

Chuck Norcutt


On 9/28/2010 10:11 AM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
> Keeping up with the Joneses.  The other cool towns and counties in
> Iowa had names like Keokuk, Wapsipinicon, Keausaqua, Maquoketa,
> Potawatomie, Poweshiek, not to mention the state name itself.
> Butchered French names like Des Moines had run their course, and the
> English names were lackluster examples like "Brighton," "North
> English," "Riverside" (future birthplace of James T. Kirk), and "Cedar
> Rapids," "Cedar Falls", "Cedar Bluff" (yawn).
>
> Seriously, it was just a bit of a fad that stuck.  He was made famous
> by a couple of paintings at the time, and counties and towns in Iowa,
> Michigan, and Florida were named for him all around the same time.  He
> was an interesting character.  Mixed race, born with the name "Billy
> Powell."  Had two wives, at least one black.  Quintessential American.
>   It also suggests that not all Americans at the time agreed with the
> relocation policy that lead to the "trail of tears" -- though I am
> merely speculating that there was any connection here.  These colorful
> "chiefs" were folk heroes.  The only military service Lincoln was
> involved in (as a soldier!) was a skirmish in Iowa against Black Hawk,
> and Iowans went and named a county after him.  Black Hawk I mean, not
> Lincoln.
>
> Joel W.
>
> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 8:28 PM, Chuck Norcutt
> <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>> Why did the Iowa town of Osceola name itself after a Seminole indian chief?
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 9/27/2010 3:01 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>>> Good shots, Joel.
>>>
>>> I agree with your sentiment regarding the weather. It's been a rather
>>> difficult year to get decent photography around here. Saturday I went hiking
>>> at Rock Creek (south side by the dam) and found some decent photographic
>>> opportunities. Alas, it was raining with a pretty good vengence and I was
>>> soaked--along with the camera gear. Fun and somewhat enjoyable otherwise.
>>> Good, dry footwear as well as a wide-brimmed field hat help matters a lot.
>>>
>>> Saturday evening, I was down by Osceola, and the sunset broke out below the
>>> clouds. Quite nice for a little bit and I managed to get what I hope are
>>> some worthwhile photographs.
>>>
>>> BTW, Rock Creek turns out to be Zuiko-worthy. I've lived here how long and
>>> I've finally walked the main trail for the first time. Maybe if you want to
>>> come over for a Mid-Iowa Zuikofest, that might be a good spot to try. Oh,
>>> and they finally mowed the prairie trail again over by Kellogg.
>>>
>>> AG
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