Monark Springs | |
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  Monark Springs Location within the state of Missouri | |
| Coordinates:36°51′52″N94°17′30″W / 36.86444°N 94.29167°W /36.86444; -94.29167 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Newton |
| Elevation | 1,158 ft (353 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Monark Springs is aghost town inNewton County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately five miles east ofNeosho. The site is on the north bank ofHickory Creek about 1.5 miles east ofU.S. Route 60.[2] Thespring associated with the town is located within the Hickory Creekfloodplain approximately 500 feet to the southeast.[3]
Founded by Truman Elmore, the town was named after theMissouri and North Arkansas Railroad, resulting in the name, MoNArk Springs.[4]
In August 1956, an outbreak oftyphoid fever occurred in Monark Springs during a nationalChurch of God camp meeting that had over 400 members from other states as far west asCalifornia and east toKentucky, attending.[5][6] The cases continued to spread outside of the town after the meeting, with 16 reported cases cropping up in various parts ofMissouri andKansas.[7][8]CDC officials were sent to the camp site to investigate the water in the area, in order to determine the exact source of the outbreak.[9] It was eventually discovered that a carrier of typhoid fever had unknowingly contaminated the water in the well that had been used as drinking water for the entire camp site.[10]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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