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| ⚫ | '''Lesterville''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in southeast [[Missouri]], United States.<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|720923}}</ref> It is located in [[Reynolds County, Missouri|Reynolds County]] on [[Missouri Route 21|Routes 21]], [[Missouri Route 49|49]], and [[Missouri Route 72|72]] near the [[Black River (Arkansas)|Black River]]. The ZIP Code for Lesterville is 63654.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/63654|title=Lesterville ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2022|access-date=November 11, 2022}}</ref> |
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On [[December 14]], [[2005]], approximately 1.5 billion gallons of water flowed from a breach of the Upper Taum Sauk Lake reservoir, north of Lesterville. The reservoir is the source of the [[Taum Sauk pumped storage plant]], a [[Pumped-storage hydroelectricity|pumped-storage hydroelectric plant]] owned by [[AmerenUE]]. As a result of the breach, Lesterville was voluntarily [[emergency evacuation|evacuated]]. |
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==History== |
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The community has the name of George Lester, a pioneer citizen.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_reynolds.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071725/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_reynolds.html | archivedate = June 24, 2016 | url-status = live | title=Reynolds County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate= December 13, 2016}}</ref> |
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Lesterville has been the home to Camp Taum Sauk since opening in 1946.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Missouri Summer Camps for Children, Camp Taum Sauk, Summer Camp for Kids, Black River, Lesterville, MO - Arcadia Valley|url = http://missouri-vacations.com/missouri-campgrounds/camp-taum-sauk.htm|website = missouri-vacations.com|access-date = 2016-01-25}}</ref> |
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The first bank/store/post office has been reopened as a General Store and Florist now called First Dawn General Store. It was built in 1882. The building was also the site of the first electricity in Lesterville, as well as the first telephone.<ref>{{cite web | title=Our History|website=www.historiclesterville.com| url=http://www.historiclesterville.com/abu.html}}</ref> |
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==Education== |
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Lesterville R-IV School District operates two schools in the community: Lesterville Elementary School and Lesterville High School.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/lesterville/lesterville-r_iv-school-district/schools/ | title=Lesterville R-Iv School District | publisher=Great Schools | accessdate=17 March 2018}}</ref> |
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Lesterville has a [[public library]], a branch of the Reynolds County Library District.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://reynoldscountylibrarydistrict.webs.com/locationshours.htm | title=Contact Information | publisher=Reynolds County Library District | accessdate=17 March 2018}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*''[http://www.city-data.com/township/Lesterville-Reynolds-MO.html#ixzz0idmgc2F1 Lesterville township, Reynolds County, Missouri (MO)]'', retrieved 2010-04-13. |
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Latest revision as of 01:44, 27 July 2023
Lesterville is an unincorporated community in southeast Missouri, United States.[1] It is located in Reynolds County on Routes 21, 49, and 72 near the Black River. The ZIP Code for Lesterville is 63654.[2]
History
[edit]The community has the name of George Lester, a pioneer citizen.[3]
Lesterville has been the home to Camp Taum Sauk since opening in 1946.[4]
The first bank/store/post office has been reopened as a General Store and Florist now called First Dawn General Store. It was built in 1882. The building was also the site of the first electricity in Lesterville, as well as the first telephone.[5]
Education
[edit]Lesterville R-IV School District operates two schools in the community: Lesterville Elementary School and Lesterville High School.[6]
Lesterville has a public library, a branch of the Reynolds County Library District.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lesterville, Missouri
- ^ "Lesterville ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Reynolds County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "Missouri Summer Camps for Children, Camp Taum Sauk, Summer Camp for Kids, Black River, Lesterville, MO - Arcadia Valley". missouri-vacations.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ^ "Our History". www.historiclesterville.com.
- ^ "Lesterville R-Iv School District". Great Schools. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ "Contact Information". Reynolds County Library District. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Lesterville township, Reynolds County, Missouri (MO), retrieved 2010-04-13.
37°27′14″N 90°50′36″W / 37.45389°N 90.84333°W
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