Historical Markers and War Memorials in Hillsboro, Missouri
Hillsboro is the county seat for Jefferson County
Hillsboro is in Jefferson County
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In Missouri, the covered bridge was first used in the 1850s when roads, railroads and overland transportation in general became a practical and important mode of travel. The first covered bridge in the state was built in 1851 in Boone County over . . . — — Map (db m211580) 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
Covered bridges have existed for nearly all of man's recorded history. Ancient Babylonians are credited with having erected the first such structure over the Euphrates River about 783 B.C. It continued to be a popular bridging method with similar . . . — — Map (db m214354) HM
Sandy Creek Covered Bridge is one of three historic Howe-truss bridges in Missouri. The bridge is 74 feet, 6 inches long and 18 feet, 10 inches wide with an entrance height of 13 feet. The original bridge was built in 1872 by John Hathaway Morse and . . . — — Map (db m211581) 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
Dedicated to all veterans of Jefferson County who answered their Country's call in its time of need. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 — — Map (db m205093) WM
Why Restore a Covered Bridge?
Quite a few people asked that question when plans were made to start restoration on Sandy Creek Covered Bridge. Some of the more important reasons include the following:
•Many covered bridges are . . . — — Map (db m211579) HM
To commemorate the removal of the county seat from Herculaneum 1818 to Hillsboro 1840.
In commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of its organization Dec. 8 1818. — — Map (db m205094) HM
