West Quincy, Missouri

West Quincy is a small commercial area in northeastern Marion County, Missouri, United States, on U.S. Route 24.

However, an active Knapheide facility still remains in West Quincy to this day.

[4] This forced residents to drive to St. Louis or Burlington, Iowa, fly or take a ferry to get across the river.

A man from the Illinois side of the river, James Scott, was convicted of causing the flood and was sentenced to life in prison.

Missouri's lower state taxes on gasoline and cigarettes are the primary draw, as are the seasonal fireworks tents that spring up in the area during the summer.