The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Chamois was platted in 1856, and named after the chamois, a European animal. A post office called Chamois has been in operation since 1856. Besides the post office, the community had a depot on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
The Chamois Public School and Alvah Washington Townley Farmstead Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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2 historic places in Chamois
2 places in Chamois are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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