Equitation Horses for Sale near Ottumwa, IA

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Thoroughbred Stallion
Beautiful, sound gelding, extensive training in natural horsemanship, begi..
Fairfield, Iowa
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Thoroughbred
Stallion
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Fairfield, IA
IA
$4,500
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About Ottumwa, IA

The young town was severely damaged during the Flood of 1851. In 1857, coal was being mined from the McCready bank, a site along Bear Creek four miles west of Ottumwa. In 1868, Brown and Godfrey opened a drift mine four miles northwest of town. By 1872, Brown and Godfrey employed 300 men and had an annual production of 77,000 tons. In 1880, the Phillips Coal and Mining Company opened a mine two miles northwest of town.