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Marshall Township is a township in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States.

History

Marshall Township was established in 1882 as Laurens Township, in honor of Henry Laurens and John Laurens. However, in 1884, the citizens, many of whom hailed from Marshall County, successfully petitioned that the name be changed to Marshall.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marshall Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa
2. Flickinger, Robert Elliott (1904). The Pioneer History of Pocahontas County, Iowa. G. Sanborn. pp. 679.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Pocahontas
Cities	Fonda Gilmore City‡ Havelock Laurens Palmer Plover Pocahontas Rolfe Varina
Townships	Bellville Cedar Center Colfax Cummins Des Moines Dover Garfield Grant Lake Lincoln Lizard Marshall Powhatan Roosevelt Sherman Swan Lake
Unincorporated community	Ware
Ghost town	Lizard Rubens
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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42°46′37″N 94°51′18″W / 42.777°N 94.855°W / 42.777; -94.855

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