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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]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Missouri, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.
A houseboat on Lake Union in Seattle, Washington, US Houseboat Cornelia in Ystad, Sweden, 2018. A houseboat is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily for regular dwelling. Most houseboats are not motorized, as they are usually moored or kept stationary, fixed at a berth, and often tethered to land to provide utilities ...
The O.S.N. monopoly lasted from about 1860 to 1879, when its owners sold out to the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company ("OR&N") and realized an enormous profit. O.R. & N was an enterprise of Henry Villard and ten partners who raised $6 million in an effort to expand the O.S.N. monopoly to control all rail and steamboat transport in Oregon ...
Oregon County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri.As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,635. [1] Its county seat is Alton. [2] The county was officially organized on February 14, 1845, and was named for the Oregon Territory in the northwestern United States.
Hopewell was originally called "Hopewell Furnace", and under the latter name was platted in 1858, and named after a nearby blast furnace of the same name. [3] A post office called Hopewell Furnace was established in 1855, the name was changed to Hopewell in 1886, and the post office closed in 1978.
Johnson Township is an inactive township in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [ 1 ] Johnson Township was erected in 1852, and most likely was named after a pioneer citizen.
Washington County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Potosi, Washington County, Missouri. It was built in 1908, and is a two-story, Renaissance Revival style brick building with a hipped roof. It features a projecting three-story entrance tower topped by a belfry. [2]: 5