Barry County Missouri -  The History  of  Monett  Barry
County Missouri

The first known inhabitants of the Monett area were members of the Osage
Tribe. As early as  1840  white  settlers  were  filing  claims  at  the
Springfield land office for the area known today as Monett.

Originally named Billings, in October 1871 the people petitioned to have
the name  changed  to  Plymouth  or  Plymouth  Junction.  Being  a  town
dependent on the railroad, by 1876 when George A. Purdy, and  agent  for
the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad petitioned the court to abandon the town
of Plymouth, there were no objections.

On October 1, 1887 The Frisco railroad relocated its division  point  to
the tiny town of Monett. Along with the needs for all kinds of goods and
services the town grew flourished. By 1903 the town of Monett had  grown
enough to reach the classification of a "third class city."

Source: Goodspeeds 1888 History of Barry County Back to Barry

The  Monett  Chamber  of  Commerce  also   has   a   <http://www.monett-
mo.com/html/history.html>History of Monett online.

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