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| | Mercer County, Missouri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | A county in the northern part of the State, bounded on the north by the State of Iowa, east by Putnam and Sullivan Counties, south by Grundy County, and west by Harrison County. |
 | | In 1841, when Grundy County was organized, what is now Mercer was included within its limits, and remained so until February 14, 1845, when the county was organized and named in honor of General Hugh Mercer, of Revolutionary fame. |
 | | In 1847 the county seat was located at Princeton, which was named after the place at which was fought the historic battle in which General Mercer lost his life. |
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