Sedan, Iowa

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|subdivision_name2 = Appanoose

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Sedan is an unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States.{{GNIS|464332|name=Sedan, Iowa}}

History

Sedan was located at the junction of two railroads.{{cite book|author=L. L. Taylor|title=Past and Present of Appanoose County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement|url=https://archive.org/details/pastpresentofapp01tayl|year=1913|publisher=S. J. Clarke Publishing Company|pages=[https://archive.org/details/pastpresentofapp01tayl/page/396 396]}} In 1878, Sedan contained two businesses: a store and saloon under one roof, and a depot building.{{cite book|title=The History of Appanoose County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c., a Biographical Directory of Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, etc.|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_O5kUAAAAYAAJ|year=1878|publisher=Western historical Company|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_O5kUAAAAYAAJ/page/n440 474]}}

Sedan's population was 27 in 1925.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WqRRAQAAMAAJ |title=Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions |date=1925 |publisher=Rand McNally & Company |pages=190 |language=en}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Appanoose County, Iowa

Category:Unincorporated communities in Iowa