Lulu, Missouri
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Lulu (also called Lula) is a populated place in Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|735188}} The community is on the Mark Twain National Forest boundary along county road 160-129 approximately one mile north of U.S. Route 160 and five miles east of Alton.Many Springs, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 65 {{isbn|0899332242}}
History
A post office called Lula was established in 1908, and remained in operation until 1915.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Oregon | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=24 November 2016}} The community was named after Lula Stairs, the wife of a local judge.{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_oregon.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071842/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_oregon.html | archivedate=June 24, 2016 | url-status=dead | title=Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | accessdate=November 24, 2016 }}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Oregon County, Missouri
Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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