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Sedgwick is a small, unincorporated community located in Linn County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. An "unincorporated community" means it's a place where people live, but it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town. Instead, it's governed by the county.

Sedgwick's History

The community of Sedgwick got its start a long time ago. A post office was opened there in 1874. This post office helped people send and receive mail until it closed in 1903.

Sedgwick was named after a famous person: John Sedgwick. He was an important officer during the American Civil War, which was a big conflict in American history from 1861 to 1865.

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