Editing Bland, Missouri (section)

==History==
A post office called Bland has been in operation since 1877.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Gasconade | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=2 October 2016 | archive-date=October 2, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002192217/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Gasconade | url-status=live }}</ref> The town is named in honor of U.S. Congressman [[Richard P. Bland|Richard Parks Bland]], a United States Representative from various districts in south central Missouri.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ/page/n66 169]}}</ref> Bland was a practicing attorney in [[Rolla, Missouri|Rolla]] in neighboring [[Phelps County, Missouri|Phelps County]].

In 2020, the [[Independent film|Indie]] film ''[[SCP Foundation#Cultural impact|SCP: Overlord]]'' was filmed in Bland. The short film takes place in the [[SCP Foundation]] universe. The film was written by Evan Muir and directed by Stephen Hancock. The film also starred Noah Bryan. The movie would go on to win 5 awards at the [[Tampa Bay]] Underground Film Festival, including Best Short Film and Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film. It would also go on to win Best Short Film at Sunscreen Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://opuszine.us/posts/scp-overlord-atmospheric-action-horror-short |title=''SCP: Overlord'': An Atmospheric Action/Horror Short |website=opuszine.us |date=2020-12-05 |access-date=2022-02-28 |archive-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228114306/https://opuszine.us/posts/scp-overlord-atmospheric-action-horror-short |url-status=live }}</ref>