Place Name: Taos
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Located in the Liberty Township east of Jefferson City, Taos was founded about 1849, shortly after the Mexican War. It was named by returning soldiers, of Cole County, for Taos, New Mexico. (J.C. Conrath; J.E. Garman; Cited in Campbell, p. 168)Source:Pace, Nadine. "Place Names In The Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928.
Nomination as Historic Place History of the St. Francis Xavier Church |
