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Maple Woods Natural Area: 1980: Clay: state Contains a nearly virgin sugar maple and mockernut hickory forest. Maramec Spring: October 1971: St. James: Phelps: private A natural spring, the fifth largest in the state. It has a notable trout park and a historic iron works in a privately owned park.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of March 13, 2009 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
The crossing of the Missouri River at Arrow Rock, which was recorded in the 1700s, played an important role in early explorations, such as the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1804, that led to the opening of the American West. A ferry was later established near Arrow Rock, at what became a starting point for traders on the Santa Fe Trail.
This list of museums in Missouri encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including non-profit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public ...
Some of these sites are on the National Register of Historic Places (NR) as independent sites or as part of larger historic district. Several of the sites are National Historic Landmarks (NRL). Others have Missouri historical markers (HM). The citation on historical markers is given in the reference.
Location of Platte County in Missouri. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Platte County, Missouri, USA. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Platte County, Missouri, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
Names for U.S. Route 66 vary - at different places, it is called Teardrop Road, Highway Z, Old Route 66, Historic Route 66, and Highway 17. State-posted signs mark most of the alignment of the road. The original alignment of Route 66, now known as Teardrop Road, runs through Devil's Elbow and is the site of the historic Devil's Elbow Bridge. [12]
Devils Well is a sinkhole cave near Akers in the U.S. state of Missouri, containing an underground lake that is the largest in the state. [1] It is a part of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and can be viewed by the public any day during daylight hours. The U.S. Park Service has set up a metal staircase and a switch-activated light; however ...