Bellevue Valley lies between Ozark spurs. Buford Mountain on east, second highest in Missouri, named for William Buford. Came from Virginia in 1810. Name carried on in valley.
First people mound-builders, then Indians. French named Bellevue . . . — — Map (db m99640) HM
U.S. Casualties and Statistics:
54.246 Killed In Action54.246 Killed In Action
• 103.000 Wounded in Action
• 8,177 Missing in Action (MIA'S)
• 7,000 Prisoners of War (POWS)
• 919 Missouri Casualties
Middle Mississippian Indians, ancestors to the American Indians of today, carved these petroglyphs between 600 and 1,000 years ago. Time and weather played a major role in the aging process of these carvings. When the early settlers arrived. They . . . — — Map (db m205099) HM
Prehistoric people left examples of rock carving in many locations in the state. Most of these are in the central eastern portion of the state where rock outcroppings are more common. These petroglyphs were chipped, pecked and ground into these . . . — — Map (db m205143) HM
The silent stones of the front foundation wall are all that remain of Durham Hall, a magnificent frontier mansion built here by Moses Austin in 1798-1789.
Named for Durham, Connecticut, where Austin was born in 1761, the home was the . . . — — Map (db m205703) HM
George Breckenridge – VA.
James Bryan – VA.
Miles Goforth – N.C.
John Hawkins – N.C.
Benjamin Harrison – VA.
James Johnson– VA.
Thomas Madden– VA.
John Paul– VA.
John Perry– . . . — — Map (db m119192) WM
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Early mining center, named for the famous South American silver mine, Potosi was established by Moses Austin as the seat of Washington County, organized, 1813.
Austin came here, 1797, after receiving a 3 square mile Spanish . . . — — Map (db m119802) HM
This bridge is a pin-connected, three panel, half-hip Pratt pony truss design. Its original form had a wooden bridge deck. In 1968 the deck was replaced with concrete. During this modernization, the original walkway which was located outside the . . . — — Map (db m205140) HM
