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Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa

Coordinates: 41°02′N 91°11′W / 41.03°N 91.18°W / 41.03; -91.18
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41°02′N 91°11′W / 41.03°N 91.18°W / 41.03; -91.18

Yellow Springs Township
Township
Countryside north of Mediapolis
Countryside north of Mediapolis
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyDes Moines County
Established1838
Area
 • Total46.8 sq mi (121 km2)
 • Land46.8 sq mi (121 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population
 • Total557
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Yellow Springs is a township in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States.[1] The township includes the territory of a former incarnation of Huron Township. When the township was first settled, there were Indians living on the land, and they were moved to an Indian reservation that included part of the township. The early 20th century author Augustine M. Antrobus described most of the settlers as "men of character, men who left their impress on the times in which they lived, so much so, that this township can boast, that no other is its superior in all these things which exalt a people".[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
  2. ^ M. Antrobus, Augustine (1915). History of Des Moines County, Iowa, Volume 1. The S. J. Clarke publishing company. p. 518. Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa.