Pulltight, Missouri
Pulltight is an unincorporated community in Mississippi County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
Pulltight originally developed around the site of a mill.[2] According to tradition, the community was so named because the roads were often impassible, requiring locals to "pull tight" their wagons.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pulltight, Missouri
- ^ Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-8262-1021-0.
- ^ "Mississippi County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
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36°46′57″N 89°19′09″W / 36.78250°N 89.31917°W
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