Arden is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in western
Douglas County,
Missouri
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, United States.
Arden is located on a ridge along
Missouri Route O
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between
Missouri Route 14 to the north and the community of
Red Bank to the south. The community is on a ridge of
Keyger Mountain at an elevation of .
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History
A post office called Arden was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1924. The community's name alludes to the Forest of Arden, the setting of William Shakespeare's ''As You Like It
''As You Like It'' is a pastoral Shakespearean comedy, comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wil ...
''.
References
Unincorporated communities in Douglas County, Missouri
1886 establishments in Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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