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Historical Markers in Stanton

 
Clickable Map of Franklin County, Missouri and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Franklin County, MO (140) Crawford County, MO (40) Gasconade County, MO (66) Jefferson County, MO (47) St. Charles County, MO (314) St. Louis County, MO (667) Warren County, MO (29) Washington County, MO (11)  FranklinCounty(140) Franklin County (140)  CrawfordCounty(40) Crawford County (40)  GasconadeCounty(66) Gasconade County (66)  JeffersonCounty(47) Jefferson County (47)  St.CharlesCounty(314) St. Charles County (314)  St.LouisCounty(667) St. Louis County (667)  WarrenCounty(29) Warren County (29)  WashingtonCounty(11) Washington County (11)
Union is the county seat for Franklin County
Stanton is in Franklin County
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St. Louis County (667)  ►
Warren County (29)  ►
Washington County (11)  ►
 
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1 ► Missouri, Franklin County, Stanton — Jesse James Hideout — Meramec Caverns — Stanton, Missouri
Near Highway West (State Highway W). Reported missing.
In the early 1870's he and his band used the cavern on numerous occasions because it afforded a complete hideout for men and horses — — Map (db m156382) HM
2 ► Missouri, Franklin County, Stanton — Saltpeter Cave — Missouri's Civil War —
Near Highway West (State Highway W), on the right.
As far back as anyone can recall, the cave on the right bank of Meramec River, one hundred miles upstream from its confluence with the Mississippi River, was called Saltpeter Cave. Anyone venturing into Saltpeter, or any of the other large . . . — — Map (db m173410) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026