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Avery, Missouri

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Avery is a vanished town in Leasburg, MO, about 4 miles off the old road in eastern Crawford County. Its townsite sits above Avery Hollow, about 2 miles from Onondaga Cave State Park on its western side, with Missouri Route MM running alongside. A post office served the community from 1853 to 1865. For Route 66 travellers, it is a quiet glimpse of the rural settlements that came before the highway.

What is Avery?

Little remains on record beyond the site itself and the Avery cemetery, which sits between the hollow and Route MM. The town's name most likely came from nearby Avery Valley, named for a local family.

Visiting Avery: tips

This is best combined with a trip to Onondaga Cave State Park, about 2.9 miles away. Treat the cemetery with respect. The Wagon Wheel Motel, Café and Station is about 6.2 miles off.

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Leasburg, MO 65535

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Onondaga Cave State Park in Leasburg, MO

Onondaga Cave State Park

Leasburg, Missouri · 5.6 mi from Route 66

A cave-tour state park on the Meramec River with camping, swimming, fishing and hiking trails.

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2.9 mi from Avery

Wagon Wheel Motel, Café and Station in Cuba, MO

Wagon Wheel Motel, Café and Station

Cuba, Missouri · on Route 66

A Tudor Revival Route 66 motel in Cuba that has rented rooms without a break since 1938.

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6.2 mi from Avery

George B. Hamilton House in Cuba, MO

George B. Hamilton House

Cuba, Missouri · on Route 66

An 1890s Queen Anne house in Cuba trimmed with fishscale shingles and fancy spindlework.

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6.5 mi from Avery

Cuba City Jail, Missouri

Cuba City Jail

Cuba, Missouri · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A tiny 1908 concrete jail in Cuba, with its guard room stove and hanging iron bunks, now a museum.

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6.6 mi from Avery

John Manson Munro House in Cuba, MO

John Manson Munro House

Cuba, Missouri · on Route 66

A red brick Queen Anne house from about 1888, with bays and a wraparound porch, in Route 66 Cuba.

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6.7 mi from Avery

Uptown Cuba Historic District, Missouri

Uptown Cuba Historic District

Cuba, Missouri · 0.1 mi from Route 66

Cuba's old downtown: 19 historic buildings, from an 1880s store to a 1930s city hall and fire station.

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6.8 mi from Avery

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