| 词条 | Belmont, Missouri |
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HistoryBelmont was platted in 1853, and named after August Belmont, a businessman interested in the site.[1] A post office called Belmont Landing was in operation from 1867 until 1869, and a post office called Belmont from 1869 until 1923.[3] Belmont was the scene of a Civil War battle, the Battle of Belmont in 1861.[4] The community lends its name to the Columbus-Belmont State Park, a Civil War site across the Mississippi River in Hickman County, Kentucky.[5] After the Reconstruction era, whites asserted their dominance, often by violence and intimidation. In May 1905, a mob of 200 to 300 whites lynched Tom Witherspoon, aka Robert Pettigrew, an African-American man, for alleged kidnapping and threats against a white man.[6][7] This event took place during an era of increased violence by whites against blacks due to economic problems and social tensions. A series of floods (1912, 1922, and 1937) inundated the town of Belmont, particularly the 1937 flood. Many people moved away after this destruction and the town became abandoned; the post office closed in 1923.[1] References1. ^1 2 {{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_mississippi.html | title=Mississippi County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | accessdate=November 6, 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071928/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_mississippi.html | archivedate=June 24, 2016 | deadurl=no}} {{Mississippi County, Missouri}}{{coord|36.7664457|-89.1217338|type:city(0)|display=title}}{{US-ghost-town-stub}}{{MississippiCountyMO-geo-stub}}2. ^{{GNIS|740666|name=Belmont Landing}} 3. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Mississippi | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=6 November 2016}} 4. ^{{cite book|last=Earngey|first=Bill|title=Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xcxWsmxRzVEC&pg=PA80|year=1995|publisher=University of Missouri Press|isbn=978-0-8262-1021-0|page=80}} 5. ^{{cite book|last=Reigler|first=Susan|title=The Complete Guide to Kentucky State Parks|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=83qq9ta7dgwC&pg=PT236|date=1 May 2011|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=0-8131-3912-0|page=236}} 6. ^Map of White Supremacy mob violence, 1835 - 1964, Monroe Work Today 7. ^[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/map-shows-over-a-century-of-documented-lynchings-in-united-states-180961877/#5XC6GSKltKIx3TYK.99 Danny Lewis, "This Map Shows Over a Century of Documented Lynchings in the United States"], Smithsonian Magazine, 27 January 2017; accessed 12 April 2018 2 : Ghost towns in Missouri|Former populated places in Mississippi County, Missouri |
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