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==History== Wright County is bordered by [[Laclede County, Missouri|Laclede County]] on the north, [[Texas County, Missouri|Texas County]] on the east, [[Douglas County, Missouri|Douglas County]] on the south, and [[Webster County, Missouri|Webster County]] on the west. It is in the part of the state considered Southwest Missouri. Formed from part of [[Pulaski County, Missouri|Pulaski County]] on January 29, 1841, Wright County was named in honor of [[Silas Wright]], a prominent [[New York (state)|New York]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. The county seat of [[Hartville, Missouri|Hartville]] was named after pioneer settler Isaac Hart.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_wright.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071616/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_wright.html | archive-date = June 24, 2016 | url-status = live | title=Wright County Place Names, 1928β1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| access-date= January 3, 2017}}</ref> Wright County lost part of its land in 1845 to Texas County, in 1849 to Laclede, and in 1855 a big chunk to Webster. It appears there were no Native American settlements early in the area, although the wandering Delawares, Shawnees, and Piankashaws did come through. Early [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] settlers were in the county in 1836 and were probably hunters. Earliest known settlers (by 1840) were Samuel Thompson, Robert Moore, John W. Burns, Jeff and Robert Montgomery, Benjamin Stephens, James Young, William Franklin, Isham Pool, and the Tuckers, according to Goodspeed.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} The county has been devastated several times by storms. A [[tornado]] that swept through Southwest Missouri that devastated Webster County on [[April 1880 tornado outbreak|April 18, 1880]]. A flood occurred April 22β23, 1885. Another tornado on May 8, 1888, did considerable damage, as did a hailstorm near the same time that reportedly left hail 3-4 inches deep and in drifts 5β8 feet high, after falling for two hours. Goodspeed gives great accounts of these storms, as well as others.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} A good-sized portion of the county is located in the [[Mark Twain National Forest]]. The [[Gasconade River]] and its tributaries flow through the county, as well allowing for great recreational opportunities.
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