Wapello County. There are 185 real estate listings found in Wapello County, IA. There are 7 cities in Wapello County which include Ottumwa , Blakesburg , Eldon , Eddyville , and Agency . There are 7 zip codes in Wapello County which include 52501 , 52536 , 52554 , 52553 , and 52530 .
The Franklin stove is a metal-lined fireplace named after Benjamin Franklin, who invented it in 1741. It had a hollow baffle near the rear (to transfer more heat from the fire to a room's air) and relied on an inverted siphon to draw the fire's hot fumes around the baffle.
Alternate Titles: Pennsylvania fireplace. Franklin stove, type of wood-burning stove, invented by Benjamin Franklin (c. 1740), that was used to warm frontier dwellings, farmhouses, and urban homes for more than 200 years. See stove.