Palace, Missouri
Palace is an unincorporated community in southern Pulaski County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route AW, just southeast of the Fort Leonard Wood boundary. The community of Evening Shade lies approximately three miles south on Route AW in Texas County.[2]
History
[edit]A post office called Palace was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1957.[3] The community was so named on account of its schoolhouse, a fine structure which locals deemed a "palace".[4] The old Palace School is now defunct.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palace, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- ^ "Pulaski County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palace School (historical)
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37°37′13″N 92°08′24″W / 37.62028°N 92.14000°W
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