Low Wassie, Missouri

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Low Wassie is an unincorporated community in eastern Shannon County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri, United States. [1] The community is located at the junction of Pike and Sycamore Creeks on Missouri Route W, approximately one mile north of U.S. Route 60. [2]

History

A post office called Low Wassie was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1943. [3] The community was so named due to the presence of a sinkhole wetland (a "wassie" in local parlance) near the original town site. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Low Wassie, Missouri
  2. ↑ Low Wassie, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1997
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Shannon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.

36°59′19″N91°15′29″W / 36.98861°N 91.25806°W / 36.98861; -91.25806

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