Montauk, Missouri

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Montauk is an unincorporated community in southwestern Dent County, Missouri, United States. [1] It is located on Route 119, on the Current River and is in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. Montauk State Park, famed for its rainbow and brown trout, is here.

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Old Mill at Montauk State Park

A post office called Montauk was in operation from 1851 to 1974. [2] The community was named after the Montaukett Indians. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montauk, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  3. "Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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