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.
A: Benjamin Franklin invented swim fins, bifocals, the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, the mechanized glass armonica and the long arm for reaching books. He created the first map of the Gulf Stream and improved the odometer and the catheter. He also posited the theory that lightning is electricity.