Sandy Hook, Missouri
Sandy Hook (also spelled Sandyhook) is an unincorporated community in Moniteau County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
History
A post office called Sandyhook was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1953.[2] The community was named for the sandbars near the original town site.[3]
Geiger Archeological Site, a prehistoric Native American former settlement, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sandy Hook, Missouri
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ↑ "Moniteau County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ↑ "MISSOURI - Moniteau County". nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com.
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