Prices Branch, Missouri

Prices Branch is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States.[1] The community is located on State Highway JJ and Price's Branch Road and is approximately 13.4 miles (21.6 km) east of Montgomery City.

For the stream named Prices Branch, see Prices Branch (Missouri).

History

A post office called Price's Branch was established in 1855, and remained in operation until 1908.[2] The community took its name from nearby Prices Branch creek.[3]

Notable person

Charles Leiper Grigg, inventor of 7 Up, was born at Prices Branch in 1868.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prices Branch, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  3. "Montgomery County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  4. Donovan, Tristan (1 November 2013). Fizz: How Soda Shook Up the World. Chicago Review Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-61374-725-4.



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