One of Missouri’s smallest towns has long history of agriculture

Benjamin Herrold
Sep 27, 2020
Sep 27, 2020 Updated Sep 29, 2020

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With a population of 17, Dalton is one of Missouri’s smallest towns, but it has a long history of agriculture and education. Today, the grain elevator is the only business left in town.

Photo by Benjamin Herrold

Photo by Benjamin Herrold

Photo by Benjamin Herrold

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Benjamin Herrold

DALTON, Mo. — In the 1880s, Lizzy Kalinka’s great-grandfather Frank Kalinka traveled on the Missouri River from his hometown to the nearby community of Dalton, located in the river bottom in Chariton County, Missouri. He looked around at the beauty of the area, Lizzy Kalinka says, the fertile farm ground and the village, and promptly decided to move there.

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