Trenton, Missouri
| Trenton, Missouri | |
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| City | |
Grundy County Courthouse
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| Nickname(s): City of friendly citizens | |
 Location of Trenton, Missouri |
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| Coordinates: 40°4′42″N 93°36′41″W / 40.07833°N 93.61139°WCoordinates: 40°4′42″N 93°36′41″W / 40.07833°N 93.61139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Grundy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.74 sq mi (17.46 km2) |
| • Land | 6.45 sq mi (16.71 km2) |
| • Water | 0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2) |
| Elevation | 840 ft (256 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,001 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 6,037 |
| • Density | 930.4/sq mi (359.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 64683 |
| Area code(s) | 660 |
| FIPS code | 29-73816 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0727769 |
| Website | City of Trenton |
Trenton is a city in Grundy County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6,001 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Grundy County. The city claims to be the world's largest producer of vienna sausages (at its biggest employer ConAgra Grocery Foods plant).
The Crowder State Park Vehicle Bridge, Jewett Norris Library, Plaza Hotel, St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Trenton High School, and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Trenton was first settled in 1834 and was known as Lomax Store for the J.S. Lomax General Store on a bluff above the Thompson Branch of the Grand River (Missouri). It was renamed Bluff Grove and won a battle with Tindall, Missouri to become the county seat of Grundy County, Missouri. The hilly area today is called the "Green Hills." It was renamed again in 1842 in honor of Trenton, New Jersey.
The Chicago and Southwestern Railroad (which became part of the Rock Island Line) arrived in 1869. In 1890 Avalon College, which had been founded in Avalon, Missouri by the United Brethren in 1869 moved to Trenton because of proximity to the railroad. The College nearly closed again.
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In 1900 George McAnelly Miller started to turn the school around. He was soon joined by Walter Vrooman who had just returned from Oxford, England where he established Ruskin Hall, a university called the "College for the People" based on the Utopian Socialist writings of John Ruskin. Avalon College was renamed Ruskin College after Vrooman donated 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) to it.
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