Hopewell Hopewell Furnace | |
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Coordinates: 37°53′15″N90°42′10″W / 37.88750°N 90.70278°W Coordinates: 37°53′15″N90°42′10″W / 37.88750°N 90.70278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Washington |
Platted | 1858 |
Hopewell is an unincorporated community in eastern Washington County, Missouri, United States. [1] The community lies on Hopewell Creek, south of Summit and Missouri Route 8. [2]
Hopewell was originally called "Hopewell Furnace", and under the latter name was platted in 1858, and named after a nearby blast furnace of the same name. [3] A post office called Hopewell Furnace was established in 1855, the name was changed to Hopewell in 1886, and the post office closed in 1978. [4]
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Curtis West Harris was an African-American minister, civil rights activist, and politician in Virginia. He moved to Hopewell, Virginia with his family in 1928 where he grew into manhood. Harris married Ruth Jones of Hopewell on February 20, 1946, and they had six children. His loving wife of 65 years, died on May 22, 2011 and his son, Kenneth, died on March 2, 2019. The "Harris Connection," as the family fondly calls itself, includes Harris' five children---Curtis Jr., Michael, Joanne, Karen, and Michelle as well as two daughters-in-law, one son-in-law, 19 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, and six great-great grandchildren.
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