by Marcia Napier, Grain Valley Historical Society
Last week I made reference to the 1937 dissertation completed by Anne Atchison for her master's dissertation at the University of Missouri. While her works “Place Names of Five West Central Counties of Missouri" listed dozens of places, 15 pertained to the Grain Valley area.
I personally found it interesting that Monkey Mountain was not mentioned; however, in the 1930's it was still just a wooded “hill” on private property. Although Grain Valley residents often went there for picnics, it was not “officially” a part of anything other than a hillside covered with trees and shared with the public by the trustees of Sni-A-Bar Farms. I also found it curious that Ms. Atchison spelled Sni-A-Bar without the hyphens we use today. If her work were completed today, many “Place Names” would be eliminated. What names would you add? Comments are closed.
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