Half Rock, Missouri

Half Rock is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Half Rock was established in 1867, and remained in operation until 1900.[2] According to tradition, the community was derisively so named on account of the quality of the coffee at a nearby store (i.e. the coffee was "half rock".)[3]

gollark: If your neighbourhood doesn't like you, orbital-laser-strike everyone else in it.
gollark: BRB, enriching uranium.
gollark: Well, the places which would benefit more from nuclear power are factories and datacentres and such, which need large amounts of power all the time.
gollark: Also not caring about long-term things generally.
gollark: I think it's more because of people's bizarre irrational fear of nuclear.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Half Rock, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. "Mercer County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.



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