This park commentators those who pioneered the industries
of this area and those who contributed in great measure
to their development. Outstanding among these were Moses
Austin of Missouri, who brought lead to the Mississippi
River near here . . . — — Map (db m160751) HM
Governor Thomas C.
Fletcher House
Built c. 1851
has been placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
— — Map (db m144699) HM
Historic Jefferson County, organized in 1818, the eighth to be formed in Missouri, lies in the southeast Lead Belt, region of the state's oldest settlements. Probably the first American settlement in Missouri was made in this county near the mouth . . . — — Map (db m143477) HM
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