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Manchester, Missouri (view source)
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'''Manchester''' is a city in western [[St. Louis County, Missouri|St. Louis County]], [[Missouri]], a major outer-ring suburb in the [[St. Louis]] metropolitan area. It had a population of 18,094 at the 2010 census.
'''Manchester''' is a city in western [[St. Louis County, Missouri|St. Louis County]], [[Missouri]], a major outer-ring suburb in the [[St. Louis]] metropolitan area. It had a population of 18,094 at the 2010 census.
==History==
The present site of Manchester first drew notice in the late 18th century due to a natural spring, whose especially pure water made it a popular stopping place for travelers. In 1800, the first permanent settler, Bryson O'Hara, put up an establishment, followed by Jesse Hoard, in whose honor the spot became known for a time as "Hoardstown." In 1825, however, an English visitor named it for his native city of [[Manchester]], and the new title stuck. The community became a small but fairly well-known destination for those traveling west from St. Louis, and after the removal of the Missouri state capital to [[Jefferson City]], a road laid out to connect the two in the 1830s eventually bore the name of "Manchester Road," at least in its easternmost section.<ref>https://collections.shsmo.org/manuscripts/columbia/C2366/st-louis-city-and-county</ref>
Like most communities in the western part of St. Louis County, Manchester remained relatively small and semi-rural until the mid-20th century, when a wave of suburbanization resulted in the rapid development of much of the region. In 1950, community leaders decided to incorporate as a village, this status in turn being upgraded to that of a 4th-class city in 1959.<ref>https://www.manchestermo.gov/801/Citys-History</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Missouri Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Missouri Cities and Towns]]