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Quaker, Missouri

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Quaker is an unincorporated community in southwestern Washington County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1] Quaker is located on Missouri Route C between Courtois to the southwest and Delbridge to the northeast. The area is within the Mark Twain National Forest and the Hazel Creek Recreation Area along with a section of the Ozark Trail lie about four miles to the north.^[2]

History

A post office called Quaker was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1954.^[3] An early postmaster selected the name "Quaker" due the fact this name was unique among post offices in Missouri.^[4]

In 1959, Quaker was the site of a brutal murder which became the subject of Ella Jo Sadler's novel, Murder in the Afternoon.

References

1. ^{{GNIS|751780}}
2. ^Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 48 {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}
3. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Washington | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=30 December 2016}}
4. ^{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_washington.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071506/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_washington.html | archivedate = June 24, 2016 | deadurl = no | title=Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate= December 30, 2016}}

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2 : Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Missouri|Unincorporated communities in Missouri

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