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  Location in Missouri  Pershing State Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Linn County, Missouri, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°46′00″N 93°13′01″W / 39.76667°N 93.21694°W[1] |
| Area | 5,257.35 acres (21.2757 km2)[2] |
| Elevation | 689 ft (210 m)[1] |
| Established | 1937[3] |
| Named for | John J. Pershing |
| Visitors | 76,030 (in 2022)[4] |
| Governing body | Missouri Department of Natural Resources |
| Website | Pershing State Park |
Pershing State Park is a public recreation area covering more than 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) off U.S. Route 36, three miles west of Laclede in Linn County, Missouri. The state park was named in honor of General of the Armies John J. Pershing, who led the United States forces in Europe in World War I and who grew up in Laclede.[5]
- ^ a b "Pershing State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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