Valle Mines in Jefferson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

In Memory of Aime Amant Vaille

Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 22, 2023

1. In Memory of Aime Amant Vaille Marker

Inscription.
In memory of Aime Amant Vuille who was born in 1797 in top of the Swiss Alps. He came to America in 1836 and built this settlement house in Valles Mines, St. Francois Co.

After the emancipation of slaves, he sold his 400 acre farm to his nephew, Salim Grandjean who built a big new house and used this original cabin for his "workshop" as he was a wagon-maker/gold miner.

Donated to the Valles Mines History Dept by Mrs. Tara Parkhurst of St. Louis. 8-15-2010

Erected 2010 by Valles Mines History Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Immigration • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.

Location. 38° 1.953′ N, 90° 29.765′ W. Marker is in Valle 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 west. On the grounds of the Lost History Museum of Valles Mines. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14115 Valles Mines School Road, Valles Mines MO 63087, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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: Artesian Spring / Valles Mines (within shouting distance of this marker); Slave Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Dedicated to all our Veterans (approx. 7.1 miles away); Petit Canada (French Village) (approx. 7.1 miles away); These Gave All (approx. 8.2 miles away); Bonne Terre (approx. 8.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.2 miles away); Mooney's Bridge (approx. 8.9 miles away).

Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 22, 2023

2. In Memory of Aime Amant Vaille Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 292 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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