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Ebo, Missouri

Coordinates: 38°01′34″N 90°53′56″W / 38.026°N 90.899°W / 38.026; -90.899
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Ebo is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Potosi on Route 185. Ebo is next to Ebo Creek, the etymology of which is unknown.[2]

Ebo is mentioned as being one of the possible sites of Renault's earliest lead mining in Missouri.[3] The community once had Ebo Schoolhouse, now defunct.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ebo
  2. ^ "Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  3. ^ Schroeder, Walter A. (2002). Opening the Ozarks: A Historical Geography of Missouri's Ste. Genevieve District, 1760-1830. University of Missouri Press. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-8262-6306-3.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ebo School

38°01′34″N 90°53′56″W / 38.026°N 90.899°W / 38.026; -90.899