McDonald County, Missouri
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N 36° 35.676 W 094° 23.009
15S E 376249 N 4050792
McDonald County was named for Alexander McDonald, a Sergeant in the Revolutionary War. The waymark is centered on the McDonald County Courthouse a one-story brick building located at Highway W & Main in Pineville, Missouri
Waymark Code: WMYA14
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/17/2018
Views: 3
The Person:
From the McDonald County Government Page:
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"Organized March 3, 1849, from Newton County and named for Alexander McDonald, Revolutionary War soldier. "
From the Illustrated History of McDonald County:
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" It has been quite a difficult task to ascertain the origin of the name, but all the old settlers state that the county was named after an officer in the Revolutionary War. Dr. Duval and W. C. Price think he was one of Marion’s men." (I did not find Alexander McDonald's name on the muster rolls for Francis Marion "The Swamp Fox") Interesting that there isn't much more on this gentleman.
The Place:
From the Wikipedia page for McDonald County, Missouri:
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"McDonald County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,083. Its county seat is Pineville. The county was organized in 1849 and named for Sergeant Alexander McDonald, a soldier in the American Revolutionary War. The county has three sites on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Old McDonald County Courthouse and the Powell Bridge.
McDonald County is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 540 square miles (1,400 km2), of which 539 square miles (1,400 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.04%) is water."