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Fishing River Township, Ray County, Missouri

Coordinates: 39°19′37″N 94°09′29″W / 39.3269°N 94.1581°W / 39.3269; -94.1581
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Fishing River Township is an inactive township in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[citation needed]

History

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Fishing River Township was founded in 1821, taking its name from the Fishing River.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fishing River Township, Ray County, Missouri
  2. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 346.

39°19′37″N 94°09′29″W / 39.3269°N 94.1581°W / 39.3269; -94.1581