Belmont, Missouri

[1] The GNIS classifies it as a populated place under the name "Belmont Landing".

[4] The community lends its name to the Columbus-Belmont State Park, a Civil War site across the Mississippi River in Hickman County, Kentucky.

[6][7] This event took place during an era of increased violence by whites against blacks due to economic problems and social tensions.

Many people moved away after this destruction and the town became abandoned; the post office closed in 1923.

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