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'''Monark Springs''' is a [[ghost town]] in [[Newton County, Missouri|Newton County]], [[Missouri]], United States. It is located approximately five miles east of [[Neosho, Missouri|Neosho]]. The site is on the north bank of [[Hickory Creek (Shoal Creek)|Hickory Creek]] about 1.5 miles east of [[U.S. Route 60]].<ref>''Neosho East, MO,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1972 (1984 rev.)</ref>
'''Monark Springs''' is a [[ghost town]] in [[Newton County, Missouri|Newton County]], [[Missouri]], United States. It is located approximately five miles east of [[Neosho, Missouri|Neosho]]. The site is on the north bank of [[Hickory Creek (Shoal Creek)|Hickory Creek]] about 1.5 miles east of [[U.S. Route 60]].<ref>''Neosho East, MO,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1972 (1984 rev.)</ref> The [[spring (hydrology)|spring]] associated with the town is located within the Hickory Creek [[floodplain]] approximately 500 feet to the southeast.<ref>{{GNIS|722520}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Founded by Truman Elmore, the town was named after the [[Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad]], resulting in the name, MoNArk Springs.<ref>{{cite book |last1=James |first1=Larry |title=The Monark Towns and Surrounding Villages |date=1999 |publisher=Newton County Historical Society |page=1–7}}</ref>
Founded by Truman Elmore, the town was named after the [[Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad]], resulting in the name, MoNArk Springs.<ref>{{cite book |last1=James |first1=Larry |title=The Monark Towns and Surrounding Villages |date=1999 |publisher=Newton County Historical Society |pages=1–7}}</ref>


In August 1956, an outbreak of [[typhoid fever]] occurred in Monark Springs during a national Church of God camp meeting that had over 400 members from other states as far west as [[California]] and east to [[Kentucky]], attending.<ref>{{cite news |title=TYPHOID HITS FAMILIES AT CHURCH MEET |newspaper=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]] |date=August 26, 1956 |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/509693472.html?dids=509693472:509693472&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Aug+26%2C+1956&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=TYPHOID+HITS+FAMILIES+AT+CHURCH+MEET&pqatl=google |accessdate=October 24, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Jean Strouse | authorlink=Jean Strouse |year=1956 |title=Monark Springs Typhoid Fever |journal=Newsweek |volume=48 |issue=1–13 |pages= |url=https://books.google.com/?id=mOTjAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Monark+Springs%22+%22Missouri%22&dq=%22Monark+Springs%22+%22Missouri%22 |doi= |pmid= |pmc= }}</ref> The cases continued to spread outside of the town after the meeting, with 16 reported cases cropping up in various parts of [[Missouri]] and [[Kansas]].<ref>{{cite news |title=TYPHOID CASES GROWING AFTER CAMP MEETING |newspaper=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]] |date=August 31, 1956 |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/509720162.html?dids=509720162:509720162&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Aug+31%2C+1956&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=TYPHOID+CASES+GROWING+AFTER+CAMP+MEETING&pqatl=google |accessdate=October 24, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=LINK 6 TYPHOID CASES TO CAMP; STUDY OTHERS |newspaper=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]] |date=September 5, 1956 |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/516713622.html?dids=516713622:516713622&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+05%2C+1956&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=LINK+6+TYPHOID+CASES+TO+CAMP%3B+STUDY+OTHERS&pqatl=google |accessdate=October 24, 2010}}</ref> [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] officials were sent to the camp site to investigate the water in the area, in order to determine the exact source of the outbreak.<ref>{{cite book |title=Public health |last=Avery |first=Peter Van |year=1959 |publisher=H.W. Wilson |location= |isbn= |page=65 |url=https://books.google.com/?id=c9QQAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Monark+Springs%22+%22Missouri%22&dq=%22Monark+Springs%22+%22Missouri%22 |accessdate=October 24, 2010}}</ref> It was eventually discovered that a carrier of typhoid fever had unknowingly contaminated the water in the well that had been used as drinking water for the entire camp site.<ref>{{cite book |title=An evaluation of the salmonella problem |author=Committee on Salmonella |year=1969 |publisher=National Academy of Sciences |location= |isbn= |page=80 |url=https://books.google.com/?id=o5YrAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Monark+Springs%22+%22Missouri%22&dq=%22Monark+Springs%22+%22Missouri%22 |accessdate=October 24, 2010}}</ref>
In August 1956, an outbreak of [[typhoid fever]] occurred in Monark Springs during a national [[Church of God (Guthrie, Oklahoma)|Church of God]] camp meeting that had over 400 members from other states as far west as [[California]] and east to [[Kentucky]], attending.<ref>{{cite news |title=TYPHOID HITS FAMILIES AT CHURCH MEET |newspaper=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]] |date=August 26, 1956 |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/509693472.html?dids=509693472:509693472&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Aug+26%2C+1956&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=TYPHOID+HITS+FAMILIES+AT+CHURCH+MEET&pqatl=google |access-date=October 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306195747/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/doc/179872503.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Aug%2026,%201956&author=&pub=Chicago%20Tribune&edition=&startpage=&desc=TYPHOID%20HITS%20FAMILIES%20AT%20CHURCH%20MEET|archive-date=2016-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Jean Strouse | author-link=Jean Strouse |year=1956 |title=Monark Springs Typhoid Fever |journal=Newsweek |volume=48 |issue=1–13 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mOTjAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Monark+Springs%22+%22Missouri%22 }}</ref> The cases continued to spread outside of the town after the meeting, with 16 reported cases cropping up in various parts of [[Missouri]] and [[Kansas]].<ref>{{cite news |title=TYPHOID CASES GROWING AFTER CAMP MEETING |newspaper=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]] |date=August 31, 1956 |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/509720162.html?dids=509720162:509720162&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Aug+31%2C+1956&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=TYPHOID+CASES+GROWING+AFTER+CAMP+MEETING&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712171217/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/509720162.html?dids=509720162:509720162&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Aug+31,+1956&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=TYPHOID+CASES+GROWING+AFTER+CAMP+MEETING&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 12, 2012 |access-date=October 24, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=LINK 6 TYPHOID CASES TO CAMP; STUDY OTHERS |newspaper=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]] |date=September 5, 1956 |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/516713622.html?dids=516713622:516713622&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+05%2C+1956&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=LINK+6+TYPHOID+CASES+TO+CAMP%3B+STUDY+OTHERS&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104091016/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/516713622.html?dids=516713622:516713622&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+05,+1956&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=LINK+6+TYPHOID+CASES+TO+CAMP%3B+STUDY+OTHERS&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |access-date=October 24, 2010}}</ref> [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] officials were sent to the camp site to investigate the water in the area, in order to determine the exact source of the outbreak.<ref>{{cite book |title=Public health |last=Avery |first=Peter Van |year=1959 |publisher=H.W. Wilson |page=65 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c9QQAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Monark+Springs%22+%22Missouri%22 |access-date=October 24, 2010}}</ref> It was eventually discovered that a carrier of typhoid fever had unknowingly contaminated the water in the well that had been used as drinking water for the entire camp site.<ref>{{cite book |title=An evaluation of the salmonella problem |author=Committee on Salmonella |year=1969 |publisher=National Academy of Sciences |page=80 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o5YrAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Monark+Springs%22+%22Missouri%22 |access-date=October 24, 2010}}</ref>

A fire began in three separate spots on [[Halloween]] 1997 at Red's Tire Service in Monark Springs. (Not at Monark Springs, but between Neosho, MO and Joplin, MO.) The site had housed from 600,000 to one million tires and about half ended up being burned in the blaze. The owner of the site was investigated for arson because of the incident and later sued by the state, having to eventually sign an agreement with the state that reduced the number of tires he was allowed to keep at one time. The site had previously been important, as it was the "only [[waste tires|waste-tire]] dump in southwest Missouri with a state permit".<ref>{{cite news |title=Neosho tire dump smolders, owner denies arson |newspaper=[[Rust Communications|The Nevada Daily Mail]] |date=November 4, 1997 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-_QfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xtkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6183,1704656&dq=monark-springs+missouri&hl=en |accessdate=October 24, 2010}}</ref> The fires continued to smolder even seven months afterward, with Richard Allen, a "spokesman for the [[Missouri Department of Natural Resources]]", quoted as saying, "It's the shredded tires that are still smoldering, and they probably will be for a long, long time."<ref>{{cite news |title=Pile of Tires is Still Burning After Seven Months |newspaper=[[Associated Press]] |date=June 7, 1998 |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB086F03911485E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |accessdate=October 24, 2010}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* {{cite journal |author1=William A. Neill |author2=J. D. Martin |author3=E. A. Belden |author4=W. Yates Trotter |date=October 2, 1958 |title=A Widespread Epidemic of Typhoid Fever Traced to a Common Exposure |journal=[[The New England Journal of Medicine]] |publisher=[[Massachusetts Medical Society]] |volume=259 |issue= 14|pages=667–672 |doi= 10.1056/NEJM195810022591403|pmid= 13590422|pmc= }}
* {{cite journal |author1=William A. Neill |author2=J. D. Martin |author3=E. A. Belden |author4=W. Yates Trotter |date=October 2, 1958 |title=A Widespread Epidemic of Typhoid Fever Traced to a Common Exposure |journal=[[The New England Journal of Medicine]] |publisher=[[Massachusetts Medical Society]] |volume=259 |issue= 14|pages=667–672 |doi= 10.1056/NEJM195810022591403|pmid= 13590422}}


==External links==
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Monark Springs
Ghost town
Monark Springs is located in Missouri
Monark Springs
Monark Springs
Location within the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 36°51′52″N 94°17′30″W / 36.86444°N 94.29167°W / 36.86444; -94.29167
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyNewton
Elevation
[1]
1,158 ft (353 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Monark Springs is a ghost town in Newton County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately five miles east of Neosho. The site is on the north bank of Hickory Creek about 1.5 miles east of U.S. Route 60.[2] The spring associated with the town is located within the Hickory Creek floodplain approximately 500 feet to the southeast.[3]

History

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Founded by Truman Elmore, the town was named after the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad, resulting in the name, MoNArk Springs.[4]

In August 1956, an outbreak of typhoid fever occurred in Monark Springs during a national Church of God camp meeting that had over 400 members from other states as far west as California and east to Kentucky, attending.[5][6] The cases continued to spread outside of the town after the meeting, with 16 reported cases cropping up in various parts of Missouri and Kansas.[7][8] CDC officials were sent to the camp site to investigate the water in the area, in order to determine the exact source of the outbreak.[9] It was eventually discovered that a carrier of typhoid fever had unknowingly contaminated the water in the well that had been used as drinking water for the entire camp site.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monark Springs, Missouri
  2. ^ Neosho East, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1972 (1984 rev.)
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monark Springs, Missouri
  4. ^ James, Larry (1999). The Monark Towns and Surrounding Villages. Newton County Historical Society. pp. 1–7.
  5. ^ "TYPHOID HITS FAMILIES AT CHURCH MEET". Chicago Daily Tribune. August 26, 1956. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  6. ^ Jean Strouse (1956). "Monark Springs Typhoid Fever". Newsweek. 48 (1–13).
  7. ^ "TYPHOID CASES GROWING AFTER CAMP MEETING". Chicago Daily Tribune. August 31, 1956. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  8. ^ "LINK 6 TYPHOID CASES TO CAMP; STUDY OTHERS". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 5, 1956. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  9. ^ Avery, Peter Van (1959). Public health. H.W. Wilson. p. 65. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  10. ^ Committee on Salmonella (1969). An evaluation of the salmonella problem. National Academy of Sciences. p. 80. Retrieved October 24, 2010.

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