Английская Википедия:Calwood Township, Callaway County, Missouri

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Calwood Township is one of eighteen townships in Callaway County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,097.[1]

History

Calwood Township was established February 23, 1876,[2] carved out of the southwestern sector of a heretofore larger Nine Mile Prairie Township, and named after the community of Calwood, Missouri.[3]

Calwood was formerly known as "Moore's Mill", since a steam mill owned by Moore was located there. The Civil War Battle of Moore's Mill was fought nearby in 1862.[4]

Geography

Calwood Township covers an area of Шаблон:Convert and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains one cemetery, Fairview.

The streams of Dyers Branch, Harrison Branch, Houfs Branch, Maddox Branch, Pinch Creek and Richland Creek run through this township.

References

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External links

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  1. Шаблон:Cite web
  2. Missouri State Library. ' 'History of Callaway County, Missouri' '. St Louis: National Historical Company: 1884.
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  4. Williamson, Hugh P., "The Battle of Moore's Mill", Missouri Historical Review, July 1972, p. 539