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Hickory County is a county located in
the U.S. state of Missouri. The county was
organized February 14, 1845 and named
after President Andrew Jackson, whose nickname
was “Old Hickory.”
Pomme de Terre Lake is located in
the rugged, tree-covered hills of the west
central Missouri Ozarks on the Pomme de
Terre River. The Pomme de Terre Project was
authorized by Congress in 1938 as part of
Missouri River Basin. Project Planning was initiated
in 1947 and actual construction began
in 1957. The lake was completed in 1961 at a cost of $14,946,784.
A multipurpose pool, Pomme de Terre Lake covers 7,820 acres and can expand
to as much as 16,100 acres during periods of heavy rain as excess runoff is impounded to
and wildlife management and water quality improvement.
The phrase “Pomme de Terre” is French for “Apple of the Earth” or “potato”. The
Pomme de Terre River was probably named after plants that resembled potatoes that grew
on this banks. This plant was probably an Apios Americana or Potato Bean and was used for
food by the Indians.
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Larry Lightfoot / Manager • Hwy 254 • Hermitage, MO 65668
Telephone: (417) 745-6419 • 1-800-444-4641
Vacation Pomme de Terre 2019 / 11
Hickory County