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Liberal

Missouri · MO · everything worth knowing, kept by neighbors

About Liberal

City in Missouri, United States
1880Established
629Population
0.8 sq miArea
902 ftElevation

Liberal is a city in Barton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 629 at the 2020 census. Liberal was founded as an atheist utopia in 1880 by George Wasler, who named it after the Liberal League in nearby Lamar. The city had restrictions on both religious buildings and saloons, instead offering intellectual pursuits. A contingent of Christian residents moved to the town and began holding religious services against Walser's wishes, and eventually took hold of the settlement.

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Area code417 Wikidata

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