Roosevelt is an

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in extreme southeastern Douglas County,

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, United States. Roosevelt lies on the east bank of Spring Creek on County Road 289, approximately 1.5 miles northeast of the junction of state routes 14 and

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at Twin Bridges within the Mark Twain National Forest.

History

A post office called Roosevelt was in operation from 1904 until 1937. The community has the name of

Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...

, 26th President of the United States.

References

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