Braggadocio, Missouri facts for kids
Braggadocio is an unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States. It is located 8 miles (13 km) west of Caruthersville on Missouri Route J and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north of Steele on Route Z.
History
Braggadocio was founded in about 1847. A post office called Braggadocio has been in operation since 1881. Some say the community was so named on account a large share of the early settlers being braggarts, while others believe the name is an amalgamation of Bragg and Docio, the respective surname and given name of a local husband and wife. Still another claim is the name is derived from fiction, after the knight and horse thief Sir Braggadoccio, in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene.
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Braggadocio, Missouri Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.