Darien is an
unincorporated community
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in
Dent County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
History
A post office called Darien was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1954. The community was named after a place mentioned in the last line of the
John Keats
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sonnet
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On First Looking into Chapman's Homer
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References
Unincorporated communities in Dent County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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