Peruque, Missouri

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Peruque is an unincorporated community in St. Charles County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is adjacent to the Mississippi River, approximately five miles north of St. Peters on Missouri Route C. McCann Landing is just to the southeast along the river. [2]

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History

A post office was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1979. [3] The community takes its name from Peruque Creek. [4]

It was also known as Peruque Station as it was on the St. Louis, Keokuk and North Western Railway. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peruque, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 40, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 "St. Charles County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ OFallon, Mo.-Ill. 1:125,000 Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1903
38°52′06″N90°36′29″W / 38.86833°N 90.60806°W / 38.86833; -90.60806



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