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Hopewell

Hopewell Furnace
Unincorporated community
Hopewell General Store
Hopewell General Store
Hopewell is located in Missouri
Hopewell
Hopewell
Location in Missouri
Country United States
State Missouri
County Washington
Platted 1858

Hopewell is an unincorporated community in eastern Washington County, Missouri, United States. The community lies on Hopewell Creek, south of Summit and Missouri Route 8.

History

Hopewell was originally called "Hopewell Furnace", and under the latter name was platted in 1858, and named after a nearby blast furnace of the same name. A post office called Hopewell Furnace was established in 1855, the name was changed to Hopewell in 1886, and the post office closed in 1978.

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  • a church partially obscured by a tree

    Hopewell Union Church

  • a rural church cemetery

    Hopewell Union Church Cemetery

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