Ottumwa Wedding

Ottumwa (pronounced "Uh-tuhm-wa") is a city in Wapello County, Iowa. The population was 24,998 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wapello CountyGR6. It is located in the southeastern part of Iowa, and the city is split into northern and southern halves by the Des Moines River.

Ottumwa is the birthplace of Tom Arnold and of Apollo 11 flight controller Steve Bales; it is also the home of notorious rare book thief Stephen Blumberg, and of the fictional character Radar O'Reilly from the television program M*A*S*H. Tom Arnold and Roseanne Barr briefly owned a home together in Ottumwa before their divorce in 1994; they also owned a restaurant, the Big Food Diner, in nearby Eldon, Iowa, from 1993 through 1995. Many years before he was President of the United States, Richard Nixon was stationed in Ottumwa from October 1942 to May 1943 at the Ottumwa Naval Reserve Aviation Base. He served as Aide to the Executive Officer. In 1958 Miss Carol Morris was chosen as Miss Universe.

Ottumwa is located at 41047N, 922453W (41.012917, -92.414817)GR1.