Port Hudson, Missouri

Port Hudson is an unincorporated community in western Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Missouri Route C and approximately two miles north of Leslie and US Route 50.[2]

History

A post office called Port Hudson was established in 1859, and remained in operation until 1909.[3] The community's name most likely is a transfer from Port Hudson, Louisiana.[4]

A 1970 propane vapor cloud explosion in Port Hudson in Missouri resulted from a propane pipeline break, which led to the formation of a large, dense vapor cloud. Upon ignition, the vapor cloud exploded with tremendous force. Both near- and far-field damage indicate that this explosion may be attributed to the detonation of propane in air with an energy release equivalent to that from about 50 tons of detonating trinitrotoluene (TNT).[5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Port Hudson, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, Delorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.39 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ Burgass, D.S.; Zabetakis, M.G. "Detonation of a flammable cloud following a propane pipeline break: the December 9, 1970, explosion in Port Hudson, Mo". Osti.gov. Retrieved August 23, 2026.

38°27′14″N 91°15′15″W / 38.45389°N 91.25417°W / 38.45389; -91.25417


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