Appanoose County

This county is near Missouri.

It was named for Chief Appanoose.

It once had a great many coal mines,

But they've since fallen into disuse.

At big Rathbun Lake, we went fishing,

And then we drove over the dam.

People say it is Iowa's Ocean.

At the beach there, we happily swam.

The county seat city is Centerville.

It was named for a William Senter.

Simon Estes, the singer, was born here.

No, he is not a tenor.

Downtown Centerville's very lively.

There's an annual Pancake Day there.

But what they're especially proud of

Is The World's Very Largest Town Square.