Dortmund
1832 - Julius Mallinckrodt arrived from Dortmund, Westphalia, Prussia. Mallinckrodt purchased land from Ludwig Eversmann, and married Mary McClenny. The Mallinckrodts dreamed of a new Dortmund.
1835 - Mallinckrodt asked Alexander McKinney to survey and lay out 90 lots, 50 feet wide and 125 feet deep.
1836 - The town of Dortmund was filed in St. Charles County. Lots were sold at public auction.
1844 - Missouri River flooded and Dortmund was left without a waterfront. Mallinckrodt refunded money to people who had purchased lots as by verbal agreement. J.Y. Graif, owner of lots 3 & 34, had built a structure on one of the lots. Only memories of the dream of Dortmund remain.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.
Location. 38° 34.127′ N, 90° 53.921′ W. Marker is near Augusta, Missouri, in St. Charles County. It is at the intersection of Schell Road and Augusta Bottom Road, on the right when traveling north on Schell Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 498 Schell Rd, Augusta MO 63332, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor and 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: August Sehrt House (approx. Ύ mile away); Augusta
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Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 288 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
