Prices Branch, Missouri
For the stream named Prices Branch, see Prices Branch (Missouri).
Prices Branch is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on State Highway JJ (Missouri) and Price's Branch Road and about 13.4 miles (21.6 km) east of Montgomery City, Missouri.
History
A post office called Price's Branch was established in 1855, and remained in operation until 1908.[2] The community took its name from nearby Prices Branch creek.[3]
Notable person
Charles Leiper Grigg, inventor of 7 Up, was born at Prices Branch in 1868.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prices Branch, Missouri
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ↑ "Montgomery County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ↑ Donovan, Tristan (1 November 2013). Fizz: How Soda Shook Up the World. Chicago Review Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-61374-725-4.
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Coordinates: 38°57′04″N 91°20′17″W / 38.951°N 91.338°W
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