Low Wassie, Missouri

Low Wassie is an unincorporated community in eastern Shannon County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri, United States.[1] The community is located at the junction of Pike and Sycamore Creeks on Missouri Route W, approximately one mile north of U.S. Route 60.[2]

History

A post office called Low Wassie was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1943.[3] The community was so named due to the presence of a sinkhole wetland (a "wassie" in local parlance) near the original town site.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Low Wassie, Missouri
  2. Low Wassie, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1997
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  4. "Shannon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.



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