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Watkins Mill is a preserved woolen mill dating to the mid-19th century, located near Lawson, Missouri, United States. The mill is protected as Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site , which preserve its machinery and business records in addition to the building itself.
This is a list of state parks and state historic sites in Missouri. ... Watkins Woolen Mill State Park: Clay: 1,500.22 acres 607.12 ha: 1964 Weston Bend State Park:
Lawson is home to Ray County's oldest bank, Lawson Bank, founded in 1883. Interesting sites near Lawson include the historic Watkins Mill (now a Missouri state park and National Historic Landmark) and KC-10L, a Nike missile base, located a mile east of Lawson (Nov 1959 - Feb 1964).
Watkins Mill may refer to three things in the United States: Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and State Historic Site in Missouri; Watkins Mill High School in Montgomery County, Maryland; Watkins Mill Town Center, a proposed development in Gaithersburg, Maryland
He dismissed the board of the State Board for Training Schools, the juvenile correctional authority. [3] It closed in 1983. [5] Missouri Training School for Girls - Chillicothe. It opened in 1889, [3] and closed in 1981. [5] Missouri Training School for Negro Girls - Tipton - Opened in 1926, closed in 1956 and consolidated into the school in ...
The Osage Village State Historic Site is a publicly owned property in Vernon County, Missouri, maintained by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The historic site preserves the archaeological site of a major Osage village, that once had some 200 lodges housing 2,000 to 3,000 people. [ 4 ]
The mill was retired in 1972 as much of the ore in the area had been mined and major operations were moving west. [5] In 1975, the land was donated to the state of Missouri for recreational use. Much of the land was considered too damaged for return to a natural state and so became set aside for off-roading vehicles as St. Joe State Park ...
Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site is a state-owned property located north of Sedalia, Missouri, United States, preserving the 31-room, 12,000-square-foot summer home, Bothwell Lodge, built for Sedalia attorney John Homer Bothwell. The site offers tours and trails for hiking and mountain biking.