Millport, Missouri

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Millport is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

Knox County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

Knox County is a county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,131, making it the third-least populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Edina. The county was organized February 14, 1845 and named for U.S. Secretary of War General Henry Knox.

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History

A post office called Millport was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1901. [2] The community was named for a watermill near the original town site. [3]

Watermill structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process

A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production of many material goods, including flour, lumber, paper, textiles, and many metal products. These watermills may comprise gristmills, sawmills, paper mills, textile mills, hammermills, trip hammering mills, rolling mills, wire drawing mills.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millport, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. "Knox County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)

Coordinates: 40°16′02″N92°05′36″W / 40.267261°N 92.093235°W / 40.267261; -92.093235

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