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Batesville
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1900s
c. 1900
Horace Bates farm
Verbatim Passage from Source
"When the Butler County Railroad was built south through Ash Hill, a thriving little town grew up on the Horace Bates farm. When the railroad was moved west a few miles and the line discontinued Batesville died a natural death."
— Source: Deem's History of Butler County Missouri (referenced c. 1900)
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A short-lived town that grew up around the Butler County Railroad.
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