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

Inscription.
[Top sign:]
Artesian Spring
900 feet deep
Drilled circa 1900
99.9% Pure
[Bottom sign:]
Valles Mines This water produced by our artesian spring is offered free to anyone who wants to use it as it has been for over 100 years. However, The taxes and upkeep of this unique watershed is increasing every year. Please consider a donation in the drop box at the red building or at the museum.
Thank-You and Enjoy!

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 38° 1.953′ N, 90° 29.725′ 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

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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: In Memory of Aime Amant Vaille (within shouting distance of this marker); Slave Cabin (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 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. Artesian Spring / Valles Mines Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 1,235 times since then and 364 times this year. Last updated on October 16, 2026, by Garrett Koch of Saint Louis, Missouri. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

Artesian Spring⎯⎯⎯Valles Mines

Artesian Spring
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Valles Mines