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Pilgrim Township, Dade County, Missouri

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Pilgrim Township is a township in Dade County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

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Pilgrim Township was named after the settlement of Pilgrim, Missouri, which is still listed by the USGS as an unincorporated community.[2][3] A post office called Pilgrim was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1907.[4] A first settler of the community was a native of Kentucky; this Missouri town may have been named after Pilgrim, Kentucky.[5]

References

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  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pilgrim Township, Dade County, Missouri
  2. "Dade County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pilgrim Township, Dade County, Missouri
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  5. "Dade County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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