Darien, Missouri facts for kids
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Darien
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 Darien
Location in Missouri
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Dent County |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Darien is a small place in Missouri, a state in the United States. It is located in Dent County. Darien is known as an "unincorporated community." This means it is a group of homes and buildings that does not have its own local government like a city or town.
History
The community of Darien has an interesting past. A post office was opened there in 1888. This office helped people send and receive mail for many years. It stayed open until 1954, when it closed down.
Darien got its name from a famous poem. The community was named after a place mentioned in a poem by John Keats. He was a well-known English poet. The poem is a sonnet called "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer."
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