Near South Main Street (Business U.S. 67) 0.1 miles south of John Holt Drive, on the left when traveling south.
On Oct. 21, 1861, the Battle of Fredericktown was fought just south of this location. Gen. M. Jeff Thompson set the stage for the Battle of Fredericktown in mid-October 1861 when he led the 1st Division, Missouri State Guard, to disrupt the Iron . . . — — Map (db m208338) HM
On Missouri Route OO north of County Route 217, on the right when traveling south.
This tablet marks the site of the first lead mine opened in the Mississippi Valley about the year 1700
It is named for Antoine de La Motte Cadillac
Governor of Louisiana 1710-1717 — — Map (db m282187) HM
Here in the southern extent of Missouris historic southeast Lead Belt, Fredericktown was laid out on Saline Creek, 1819, by state legislator Nathaniel Cook. Commissioners T. F. Tong, Joseph Bennett, James Dotson, John Burditt, and Henry Whitener . . . — — Map (db m61715) HM
The President of the United States in the name of the Congress takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Henry F. Frizzell. Rank: Private, Company B, 6th MO. Infantry. Place and date: Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863. Entered service: Fort . . . — — Map (db m109588) WM
On Court Square at North Main Street, on the left when traveling west on Court Square.
This property
has been placed on the
National Register of
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
December 28, 2000
— — Map (db m119704) HM
On Court Square at South Main Street (Business U.S. 67), on the left when traveling east on Court Square.
First lead mine in the Mississippi Valley
opened at Mine La Motte about the year 1700
St. Michael French Village started about 1799
Madison County approved December 14, 1818
Fredericktown laid out 1819
Discovery of copper at Copper . . . — — Map (db m119696) HM
On E. Main at N Main, on the left when traveling east on E. Main.
Known KIA, or died of wounds received in action. William A. Baker, Allen E Bollinger, Benjamin H Bradshaw, Columbus j. Cook, William H Engel, Leslie F Jones, Robert M. Lewis, Medford McClanahan, Roy G Moyers, Gus Scott, Randall Allbright, Donald L . . . — — Map (db m174947) WM
On Court Square at West Main Street (U.S. 67) on Court Square.
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The original founders:
Paul DeGuire
Andre DeGuire
Baptiste DeGuire
Gabriel Nicolle
Jerome Matis
Peter Chevalier
Antione LaChance
Gabriel LaChance
Joseph LaChance
Michael . . . — — Map (db m174862) HM
Near South Main Street (Business U.S. 67) 0.1 miles south of John Holt Drive, on the left when traveling south.
The Eagle Bearers in Missouri
In late 1861, the Eighth Wisconsin Infantry joined many other units from Midwestern states moving through the Federal hub in St. Louis, Mo. The Eighth Wisconsin was known as the "Eagle Regiment" after its mascot, . . . — — Map (db m208339) HM
On Court Square at East Main Street (County Route Z), on the left when traveling north on Court Square.
The piercing scream of a Bald Eagle mascot, “Old Abe,” led the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry into 36 battles during the Civil War, against the Confederacy.
The Battle of Fredericktown, October 21, 1861, was the first battle on . . . — — Map (db m119693) HM WM
