Low Wassie is an unincorporated community in eastern Shannon County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri, United States.[1] The community is located at the junction of Pike and Sycamore Creeks on Missouri Route W, approximately one mile north of U.S. Route 60.[2]
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History
A post office called Low Wassie was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1943.[3] The community was so named due to the presence of a sinkhole wetland (a "wassie" in local parlance) near the original town site.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Low Wassie, Missouri
- ^ Low Wassie, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1997
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ^ "Shannon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
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36°59′19″N 91°15′29″W / 36.98861°N 91.25806°W
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