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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Potosi, Missouri

 
Clickable Map of Washington 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 Washington County, MO (10) Crawford County, MO (31) Franklin County, MO (134) Iron County, MO (34) Jefferson County, MO (38) St. Francois County, MO (4)  WashingtonCounty(10) Washington County (10)  CrawfordCounty(31) Crawford County (31)  FranklinCounty(134) Franklin County (134)  IronCounty(34) Iron County (34)  JeffersonCounty(38) Jefferson County (38)  St.FrancoisCounty(4) St. Francois County (4)
Potosi is the county seat for Washington County
Potosi is in Washington County
      Washington County (10)  
ADJACENT TO WASHINGTON COUNTY
      Crawford County (31)  
      Franklin County (134)  
      Iron County (34)  
      Jefferson County (38)  
      St. Francois County (4)  
 
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1 Missouri, Washington County, Potosi — Durham Hall - 1798"The Cradle of Texas"
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
2 Missouri, Washington County, Potosi — In Memory of These Revolutionary SoldiersBuried in Washington County
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
3 Missouri, Washington County, Potosi — Potosi
(side one) 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
4 Missouri, Washington County, Potosi — Red BridgeSteel Wagon Bridge — 1904 —
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
5 Missouri, Washington County, Potosi — Veterans Memorial
In memory of those from Washington County who gave their lives so others may be free.Map (db m205161) WM
 
 
 
 
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Apr. 26, 2024