Editing Pella, Iowa (section)

== History ==
In 1847, 800 [[Dutch people|Dutch]] immigrants led by [[Dominee]] ([[Minister (Christianity)|Minister]]) Hendrik "Henry" P. Scholte settled the area known as Pella. The name "Pella" is a reference to [[Pella, Jordan|Pella]] of the [[Decapolis]], where the Christians of [[Jerusalem]] had found refuge during the [[Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE)|Roman–Jewish war of 70]];<ref>[[Eusebius of Caesarea|Eusebius]], ''[[Church History (Eusebius)|History of the Church]]'' [http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/250103.htm 3.5].</ref> the name was selected because the Dominee and his followers sought religious freedom as well. Pella was the childhood home of [[Wyatt Earp]], whose father [[Nicholas Porter Earp]] had settled on a farm near Pella. His brothers [[Warren Earp|Warren]] and [[Morgan Earp|Morgan]] were born in Pella.

On [[Iowa tornado outbreak of July 2018|July 19, 2018]], a destructive EF3 tornado struck the Vermeer manufacturing plant in the city. Due to early warning, only seven of the thousands of people on-site were injured.