Pulltight, Missouri Explained

Pulltight is an unincorporated community in Mississippi County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Pulltight originally developed around the site of a mill.[1] According to tradition, the community was so named because the roads were often impassible, requiring locals to "pull tight" their wagons.[2]

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36.7825°N -89.3192°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Earngey, Bill. Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. 1995. University of Missouri Press. 978-0-8262-1021-0. 3.
  2. Web site: Mississippi County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071928/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_mississippi.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. November 6, 2016.

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