Madison County Missouri

Madison County Missouri (HM2933)

Location: Fredericktown, MO 63645 Madison County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 33.576', W 90° 17.666'

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First lead mine in the Mississippi Valley
opened at Mine La Motte about the year 1700
St. Michael French Village started about 1799
Madison County approved December 14, 1818
Fredericktown laid out 1819
Discovery of copper at Copper Mines 1838
Buckeye Copper Mines opened in 1844
Became Missouri Cobalt in 1916
Battle of Fredericktown fought October 21, 1861
Marquand founded 1869
Tin Mountain Mine opened 1870
Silver mined at Silvermine in 1877
Catherine Mine opened in 1899
Presented by
The Daughters of the American Revolution
Captain Henry Whitener Chapter
1973
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HM NumberHM2933
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Year Placed1973
Placed ByDaughters of the American Revolution - Captain Henry Whitener Chapter
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, July 5th, 2018 at 7:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 738978 N 4160394
Decimal Degrees37.55960000, -90.29443333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 33.576', W 90° 17.666'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 33' 34.56" N, 90° 17' 39.96" W
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Area Code(s)573
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1 Court Square, Fredericktown MO 63645, US
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