Historical Markers and War Memorials in Ironton, Missouri
Ironton is the county seat for Iron County
Ironton is in Iron County
Iron County(34) ► ADJACENT TO IRON COUNTY Crawford County(31) ► Dent County(3) ► Madison County(11) ► Reynolds County(3) ► St. Francois County(4) ► Washington County(10) ► Wayne County(53) ►
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On South Main Street at Wayne Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
A section of Montgomery's Battery, two 3-inch Ordnance Rifles, under Lt. Simonton, helped drive the rebels back into Shut-In Gap and held them there until fighting ceased at sunset on the 26th. Early the next morning, Simonton's guns, positioned in . . . — — Map (db m38441) HM
Near S. Main Street, 0.1 miles north of W. Park Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Erected 1886
By the Surviving Veterans of the
21st Regt. Ill. Vol. Inft.
To commemorate the spot where their Col.
Ulysses S. Grant
Received his commission as general,
1861,
And parting from his regt. entered
On his career of . . . — — Map (db m99168) HM
Recognition is given to B.P. Burnham, then county superintendent of schools, for his originality foresight and leadership in organizing the first 4-H clubs in Missouri: one at a high school in Ironton, the other at the one room King School near . . . — — Map (db m99170) HM
On North Main Street at Wayne Street on North Main Street.
Pvt. Rector of the 3rd M.S.M. was killed in front of the courthouse. Co. E., 47th Missouri, firing from the courthouse, killed the rebel who shot Rector. They were the first to die in the battle. A cavalry detachment led by Major Wilson drove the . . . — — Map (db m210339) HM
On N. Main Street, 0.1 miles north of Valley Street (County Road 42), on the right when traveling north.
Ironton Gap, about a quarter mile wide, separates Shepherd and Pilot Knob mountains and divides Arcadia Valley into northern and southern halves. Through the gap passed the road which connected the villages of Pilot Knob and Ironton. Cabell’s . . . — — Map (db m99174) HM
On S. Main Street at W. Russell Street, on the left when traveling north on S. Main Street.
A Memorial to All Our
Service Men Who Have Given
Their Lives for Our Country
Erected by V.F.W. Post 5527
1969
Ft. Davidson Post No. 5527
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Roll of Honor
World War II
Willis E. Asher • Everett E. . . . — — Map (db m99169) WM
On S. Main Street at W. Russell Street, on the left when traveling north on S. Main Street.
Settlers to what we now call Iron County arrived in the first few decades of the 19th century. Little did they know what would unfold just a few more decades later when the Civil War erupted in Missouri.
One of those first settlers was Ephraim . . . — — Map (db m99167) HM
