Moscow Mills in Lincoln County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Shapley Ross House
Built Circa 1820
Erected 1992 by Missouri Society National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the The Colonial Dames XVII Century, National Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.
Location. 38° 56.937′ N, 90° 54.966′ W. Marker is in Moscow Mills, Missouri, in Lincoln County. It is at the intersection of West 2nd Street and Main Street, on the right when traveling west on West 2nd Street. Marker is located in front of the Shapley Ross House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 305 W 2nd St, Moscow Mills MO 63362, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Woods Fort (approx. 4 miles away); Troy (approx. 4 miles away); Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10687 Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.9 miles away); The Nation's First Vietnam Memorial (approx. 10 miles away); Wentzville Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 10 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 10 miles away); Battle of Wentzville (approx. 10.1 miles away); Bicentennial Park (approx. 10.1 miles away).
Regarding Shapley Ross House. The house is also known as the Old Rock House, and was listed in the National Register of Historical Places (#72000721) in 1972.
Also see . . . Old Rock House on Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 10, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
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