Shaw, Missouri

Shaw
Unincorporated community
Shaw

Location within the state of Missouri

Coordinates: 38°58′25″N 92°12′12″W / 38.97361°N 92.20333°WCoordinates: 38°58′25″N 92°12′12″W / 38.97361°N 92.20333°W
Country United States
State Missouri
County Boone
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 752099[1]

Shaw is an Unincorporated community in the Two-Mile Prairie of Boone County, Missouri, northeast of Columbia. It is located at 38°58′25″N 92°12′12″W / 38.97361°N 92.20333°W (38.9736517, -92.2032379).[1]

History


In 2002, the Missouri Department of Transportation discussed the building of a highway bypass, around Columbia, and through Shaw. The plan was halted after protests from a group of local business owners called "Stop the Bypass", the Boone County Historical Society and the Shaw Preservation Society.

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