Valles Mines in Jefferson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Artesian Spring
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Valles Mines
Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 22, 2023
1. Artesian Spring / Valles Mines Marker
[Top sign:]
900 feet deep
Drilled circa 1900
99.9% Pure
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.
Location. 38° 1.93′ N, 90° 29.753′ W. Marker is in Valles Mines, Missouri, in Jefferson County. It is on Valles Mines School Road 0.6 miles south of State Highway V, on the left when traveling south. The marker is located on the grounds of the Lost History Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14132 Valles Mines School Rd, Valles Mines MO 63087, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Slave Cabin (here, next to this marker); In Memory of Aime Amant Vaille (within shouting distance of this marker); Dedicated to all our Veterans
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 22, 2023
2. Artesian Spring / Valles Mines Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 1,006 times since then and 135 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
