Historical Markers and War Memorials in Benton, Missouri
Benton is the county seat for Scott County
Benton is in Scott County
Scott County(6) ► ADJACENT TO SCOTT COUNTY Cape Girardeau County(88) ► Mississippi County(7) ► New Madrid County(16) ► Stoddard County(12) ► Alexander County, Illinois(34) ►
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The second county formed in Missouri's famed Southeast Lowland Region, Scott was organized 1821, and named for John Scott, the State's first Congressman. Southerners were first settlers on Spanish land grants in the late 1790's. The King's Highway . . . — — Map (db m161191) HM
Scott County Men Who Lost Their Lives in the World War
(two plaques)
Chas M. Eaton • Floyd Simmons • Chas. Raglin • John Ross • Frank Hooven • Chas. Malone • John Meneese • Clifford Moore • Harold Sage • Albert Richardson • . . . — — Map (db m163746) WM
