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The new community, named for Mr. Bunker, came into existence in 1907, at the same time as the railroad and the sawmill.<ref>Robert Sidney Douglass, ''History of Southeast Missouri'' (1912), p. 383.</ref> First incorporated in 1909, it grew rapidly, the mill soon producing over 100,000 feet of lumber per year and employing dozens, if not hundreds of people. Like many such towns, Bunker prospered only as long as the timber industry boomed, and already by the 1930s both had begun to decline. It is held together today by the local school district and by acting as a market for the nearby population.
The new community, named for Mr. Bunker, came into existence in 1907, at the same time as the railroad and the sawmill.<ref>Robert Sidney Douglass, ''History of Southeast Missouri'' (1912), p. 383.</ref> First incorporated in 1909, it grew rapidly, the mill soon producing over 100,000 feet of lumber per year and employing dozens, if not hundreds of people. Like many such towns, Bunker prospered only as long as the timber industry boomed, and already by the 1930s both had begun to decline. It is held together today by the local school district and by acting as a market for the nearby population.
Bunker celebrated its 100th anniversary in June 2007 with a weekend-long commemoration, including a parade and other festivities.<ref>https://www.krcu.org/post/almost-yesterday-bunker-bunker-built#stream/0</ref>
Bunker celebrated its 100th anniversary in June 2007 with a weekend-long commemoration, including a parade and other festivities.<ref>https://www.krcu.org/post/almost-yesterday-bunker-bunker-built#stream/0</ref>
==Geography==
Bunker is located along Missouri State Highway 72, astride the dividing line between Dent County to the west and Reynolds County to the east. It is about 14 miles west of [[Centerville, Missouri|Centerville]], and about 22 miles southeast of Salem. Its exact coordinates are 37°27’19”N 91°12’37”W.
The city lies in the westernmost part of the St. Francois Mountain range, more or less between the watersheds of the Current and upper Black Rivers. It has a total area of 0.66 square miles, and an average elevation of 1,394 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref>
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