Sandy Hook (also spelled Sandyhook) is an

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in Moniteau County, in the

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. The community is on the southwest bank of the

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floodplain. It lies on

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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 {{MoniteauCountyMO-geo-stub