Watopa

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Watopa MN 55945
United States
44° 16' 4.3032" N, 92° 1' 38.3484" W
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Watopa is in Wabasha County WATOPA Township, settled in 1855 and organized May 11, 1858, has a Dakota name, being a verb, "to paddle a canoe." A post office named Wautopa was located in the township, 1858-60, and was reestablished as Watopa, 1867-71. From: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, First edition 1920. Third Edition 2001. Print.