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Littleton, Iowa

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Littleton was platted in 1855 by Moses Little, while Chatham was platted by Dr. Robert W. Wright. Chatham is in Section 10 of the Perry Township, with Littleton just on the other side in Section 9. The post office was established in 1851, before being switched to Littleton in the 1880s. Littleton's
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Though Littleton had a booming beginning, the community never incorporated, remaining forever a small town on a side road between Independence and
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A photograph of the mill at Littleton taken by Samuel Calvin between 1890 and 1911.
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Unincorporated community
Location of Littleton, Iowa
42°32′00″N 92°01′25″W / 42.53333°N 92.02361°W / 42.53333; -92.02361
Country
State
Iowa
County
Buchanan
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
unincorporated community
Buchanan County
Iowa
Independence
census

Jesup
Littleton and Chatham Historical Society
Iowa portal
Wapsipinicon River
Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition
Littleton and Chatham, Iowa
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Buchanan County, Iowa
County seat

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