Delbridge, Missouri
Delbridge is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
History
A post office called Delbridge was established in 1928, and remained in operation until 1934.[2] The community has the name of Charles L. Delbridge, the original owner of the town site.[3] Delbridge was a book publisher who believed that the nation had too many laws, courts and lawyers. He bought the land c. 1925 and built the houses and rented them to people who agreed to live by the Golden Rule. Initially there was no local government.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delbridge, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ "Missouri Town Banishes Crime". Chateaugay Record: 14. May 21, 1926 – via https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn87070301/1926-05-21/ed-1/seq-7/#date1=01%2F01%2F1920&city=&date2=12%2F31%2F2020&searchType=advanced&SearchType=phrase&sequence=0&lccn=&index=0&words=Louis.%E2%80%94A+town&proxdistance=&county=Clinton&county=Essex&county=Franklin&to_year=2020&rows=20&ortext=&from_year=1920&proxtext=&phrasetext=louisa+town&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&page=1.
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