Dutch colony of Pella, Iowa Pella is a city in Marion County, Iowa, United States, with a population of 10,464 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census.[3] Founded by immigrants from the Netherlands, it is forty miles southeast of Des Moines. Pella is the home of Central College, as well as several manufacturing companies, including Pella Corporation and Vermeer Manufacturing Company. History ...
Table of contents====* Chapter 1 : Brief History * Chapter 2 : Immigrant Ships * Chapter 3 : Territorial Development * Chapter 4 : Origins * Chapter 5 : Immigrants .* Chapter 6 : Notable Citizens * Chapter 7 : Famous Descendants * Chapter 8 : Living Descendants * Chapter 9 : Lost Traces