— Clay County Historical Society Historic Landmark —
This farm established by Walthus L. Watkins, centered around his woolen factory built 1860-1861. It operated for 40 years with mass production machines. This farm (Bethany) also boasted a grist mill, flour mill and saw mill, church and octagonal school house.HM Number | HMV1J |
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Series | This marker is part of the National Historic Landmarks series |
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Placed By | The Clay County Missouri Historical Society |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 9:27pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 391534 N 4363070 |
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Decimal Degrees | 39.41033333, -94.25990000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 24.62', W 94° 15.594' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 24' 37.20" N, 94° 15' 35.64" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 816 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 17012 Watkins Rd, Excelsior Springs MO 64024, US |
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