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Apple Island (Missouri)

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Coordinates: 38°51′38.2″N 90°34′16.4″W / 38.860611°N 90.571222°W / 38.860611; -90.571222
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Apple Island is an island in the Mississippi River.[1] The island is entirely within St. Charles County, Missouri, United States.[2]

The island most likely was named for the fact apples were shipped there.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 2011 Upper Mississippi River Minneapolis to Cairo Navigation Charts. USACE, Vicksburg District. p. 260. GGKEY:T33RFRQGF4G.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Apple Island (Missouri)
  3. ^ "St. Charles County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

38°51′38.2″N 90°34′16.4″W / 38.860611°N 90.571222°W / 38.860611; -90.571222


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