Laura, Missouri
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.}}
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Laura is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|755596|name=Laura}}
History
Laura was laid out in 1893. A post office called Laura was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1902.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Lewis | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=26 October 2016}} The identity of Laura's namesake has been lost to history.{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_lewis.html |title=Lewis County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=26 October 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070552/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_lewis.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 }}
References
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Lewis County, Missouri
Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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