Port Hudson, Missouri

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Port Hudson is an unincorporated community in western Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is on Missouri Route C and approximately two miles north of Leslie and US Route 50. [2]

History

A post office called Port Hudson was established in 1859, and remained in operation until 1909. [3] The community's name most likely is a transfer from Port Hudson, Louisiana. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Port Hudson, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, Delorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.39 ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

38°27′14″N91°15′15″W / 38.45389°N 91.25417°W / 38.45389; -91.25417

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