Pape is an
unincorporated community
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in
St. Clair County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
The community has the name of Gideon Pape, the proprietor of a local
mill
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Science and technology
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* Mill (grinding)
* Milling (machining)
* Millwork
* Textile mill
* Steel mill, a factory for the manufacture of steel
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.
A variant name was "Old Tiffin".
References
Unincorporated communities in St. Clair County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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