Sulphur Springs, Missouri

Sulphur Springs is an unincorporated community in eastern Jefferson County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located near Barnhart, bordering the banks of Glaize Creek and the Mississippi River.

Sulphur Springs was platted in 1860, and named for a sulphur spring near the original town site.[2] A post office was established at Sulphur Springs in 1837, and remained in operation until 1990.[3]

On August 5, 1922, at Sulphur Springs, two trains collided on the Iron Mountain Railroad tracks, resulting in 34 people killed and 150 injured in the largest train accident in Missouri history.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sulphur Springs, Missouri
  2. "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  4. Jenkins, Kevin R. (Jul 30, 2012). "Remembering Missouri's worst train wreck". Daily Journal. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  5. Raborg, Jr., Charles Louis. "Benjamin Raborg". askART. Retrieved 13 December 2015.


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