Brickey's, Missouri
Brickey's, Missouri | |
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unincorporated community | |
Location of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri | |
Coordinates: 38°05′04″N 90°12′38″W / 38.08450°N 90.21067°WCoordinates: 38°05′04″N 90°12′38″W / 38.08450°N 90.21067°W[1] | |
GNIS Feature ID | 740692 |
Brickey's or Brickeys is an unincorporated community located in Jackson Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri. The town lies 11 miles to the northwest of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri on the Mississippi River.[2][3]
Name
Brickey's was named after John Brickey, who operated a grist mill and a riverboat landing on the Mississippi River at the location. The full name was originally Brickey's Landing.[4]
The Geographic Names Information System lists a further alternate name: Brickey's Landing.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Brickeys". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ↑ Landmarkhunter.com http://landmarkhunter.com/mo/ste-genevieve/
- ↑ Roadsidethoughts.com http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/brickeys-xx-sainte-genevieve-tidbits.htm
- ↑ State Historical Society of Missouri: Ste. Genevieve County http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_sainte_genevieve.html
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