Winner, Missouri
Winner is an unincorporated community in Clay County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
History
A post office called Winner was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1900.[2] W. E. Winner, the founder, gave the community his last name.[3]
gollark: I could probably PR in a bit more documentation for the websocket bit, though, good idea.
gollark: I'm just saying that because that documentation exists, it's fine, but it's not "self-documenting".
gollark: Having documentation there clears it up, though.
gollark: Consider the "rich" function. If you consider the arguments there, and its name, you might be able to guess "oh, maybe that gets the richest users", but you may get it wrong and end up annoyed.
gollark: Stuff isn't particularly self-descriptive a lot of the time. Not as much as comments and stuff make it.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Winner, Missouri
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- "Clay County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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