Fanning, Missouri | |
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Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Crawford |
Fanning is an unincorporated community in western Crawford County, Missouri, United States. [1] It lies along former U.S. Route 66, now Missouri Supplemental Route ZZ, four miles southwest of Cuba. [2] Fanning is also home to the world's second largest rocking chair, located outside of the Fanning 66 Outpost. [3]
A post office called Fanning was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1953. [4] Fanning is named for John Fanning (1821-1906), originally of Limerick, Ireland. [5] John Fanning was the founding railway section foreman beginning in the mid-19th century when the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco) was first built through the region. [5] His home, which still stands in Fanning, was for many decades the railway station, church, post office, and social center of the community. [5]
38°02′14″N 91°28′12″W / 38.03722°N 91.47000°W
Fanning, Missouri | |
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Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Crawford |
Fanning is an unincorporated community in western Crawford County, Missouri, United States. [1] It lies along former U.S. Route 66, now Missouri Supplemental Route ZZ, four miles southwest of Cuba. [2] Fanning is also home to the world's second largest rocking chair, located outside of the Fanning 66 Outpost. [3]
A post office called Fanning was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1953. [4] Fanning is named for John Fanning (1821-1906), originally of Limerick, Ireland. [5] John Fanning was the founding railway section foreman beginning in the mid-19th century when the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco) was first built through the region. [5] His home, which still stands in Fanning, was for many decades the railway station, church, post office, and social center of the community. [5]
38°02′14″N 91°28′12″W / 38.03722°N 91.47000°W