Ojibway, Missouri

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Ojibway is an extinct town in southern Wayne County, Missouri, United States. [1] The community location lies adjacent to the Otter Creek arm of Lake Wappapello approximately one mile from the end of Missouri Route PP. [2] Previous to the formation of the lake the community was along Otter Creek and the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad line just west of Chaonia. [3]

Ojibway had its start as a town in 1888 when the railroad was extended near that point. [4] A post office called Ojibway was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1940. [5] The community has the name of the Ojibway Indians. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ojibway (historical)
  2. ↑ Hendrickson, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966
  3. ↑ Poplar Bluff, MO, 15 Minute Quadrangle, USGS, 1935
  4. 1 2 "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2017.

36°58′24″N90°24′32″W / 36.9733859°N 90.4089996°W / 36.9733859; -90.4089996


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