Fanning, Missouri | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Crawford |
Fanning is anunincorporated community in westernCrawford County,Missouri, United States.[1] It lies along formerU.S. Route 66, nowMissouri Supplemental Route ZZ, four miles southwest ofCuba.[2] Fanning is also home to the world's second largest rocking chair, located outside of the Fanning 66 Outpost.[3]
A post office called Fanning was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1953.[4] Fanning is named for John Fanning (1821-1906), originally ofLimerick, Ireland.[5] John Fanning was the founding railway section foreman beginning in the mid-19th century when theSt. Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco) was first built through the region.[5] His home, which still stands in Fanning, was for many decades the railway station, church, post office, and social center of the community.[5]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
38°02′14″N91°28′12″W / 38.03722°N 91.47000°W /38.03722; -91.47000
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