Sandy Hook (also spelled Sandyhook) is an
unincorporated community
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in
Moniteau County
Moniteau County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 15,473. Its county seat is California. The county was organized February 14, 1845 and named for the Moniteau Creek. 'Moni ...
, in the
U.S. state of
Missouri
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. The community is on the southwest bank of the
Missouri River floodplain. It lies on
Missouri Route 179 between
Jamestown to the northwest and
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to the southeast in
Cole County.
History
A post office called Sandyhook was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1953. The community was named for the sandbars near the original town site.
Geiger Archeological Site, a prehistoric Native American former settlement, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
References
Unincorporated communities in Moniteau County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
Jefferson City metropolitan area
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