Gregg, Missouri

Gregg is an unincorporated community in Newton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Gregg was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1906.[2] The community has the name of one Mr. Gregg, a local prospector.[3]

gollark: no.
gollark: And the liquid rules are pretty bizarre.
gollark: Sometimes they decide they don't like you, and will randomly pat you down or something.
gollark: The economic damage of having people end up wasting tons of time there is significant, let alone the cost of hiring "security" staff and the expensive scanning equipment, and the "cultural cost" of getting people used to intrusive scanning and bizarre restrictions just on travel.
gollark: But primarily, all airport "security" does is inconvenience people and act as a source for jobs for vaguely sociopathic people.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gregg, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  3. "Newton County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.



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