- Missouri Mines State Historic Site
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Missouri Mines State Historic Site Missouri State Historic Site 
Country United States State Missouri County St. Francois County City Park Hills Coordinates 37°50′18″N 90°30′33″W / 37.83833°N 90.50917°W Area .04 sq mi (0 km2) Founded 1976 
Website: http://mostateparks.com/momines.htm Missouri Mines State Historic Site occupies Federal Mill No. 3 in Park Hills, Missouri, which processed the lead and zinc ore that was mined in the immediate area for many decades. The historic site features a geological and mining history museum and interpretive center in the old power building focusing on Missouri's historic old Lead Belt.[1]
This particular plant was built by the Federal Lead Co. in 1906-1907 and subsequently bought by competitor St. Joseph Lead Company in 1923. The mill was retired in 1972 as much of the ore in the area had been mined and major operations were moving west.[2] 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, while the mill site has been designated an interpretive center.[1][3]
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Building and conveyor
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Mineral museum
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Mining equipment on display
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References
- ^ a b "Missouri Mines State Historic Site". Missouri State Parks and Historic Sites. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. 2010-11-22. http://www.mostateparks.com/momines.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- ^ "Missouri Mines State Historic Site". Mining Museums and Miners' Memorials. Mine Safety and Health Administration. http://www.msha.gov/TRAINING/MUSEUM/MO/MO.HTM. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- ^ "Missouri Mines State Historic Site", OzarkWatch (Missouri State University), 1992, http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/lochist/periodicals/ozarkswatch/ow601g.htm, retrieved 2010-12-05
Protected Areas of Missouri Federal National Wildlife Refuges:Big Muddy • Clarence Cannon • Great River • Middle Mississippi River • Mingo • Ozark Cavefish • Pilot Knob • Squaw Creek • Swan Lake • Two RiversNational Forests:State Babler • Sam A. Baker • Bennett Spring • Big Lake • Big Oak Tree • Big Sugar Creek • Castlewood • Crowder • Cuivre River • Current River • Elephant Rocks • Finger Lakes • Graham Cave • Grand Gulf • Ha Ha Tonka • Harry S Truman • Hawn • Johnson's Shut-Ins • Jones-Confluence Point • Katy Trail • Knob Noster • Lake of the Ozarks • Lake Wappapello • Lewis and Clark • Long Branch • Mark Twain • Meramec • Montauk • Morris • Onondaga Cave • Pershing • Pomme de Terre • Prairie • Roaring River • Robertville • Rock Bridge Memorial • Route 66 • St. Francois • St. Joe • Stockton • Table Rock • Taum Sauk Mountain • Thousand Hills • Trail of Tears • Van Meter • Wakonda • Wallace • Washington • Watkins Woolen Mill • Weston BendArrow Rock • Battle of Athens • Battle of Carthage • Battle of Lexington • Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio • Bollinger Mill • Nathan Boone Homestead • Boone's Lick • Bothwell Lodge • Clark's Hill/Norton • Confederate Memorial • Deutschheim • Dillard Mill • Gov. Daniel Dunklin's Grave • Felix Vallé House • First Missouri State Capitol • Fort Davidson • Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home • Harry S Truman Birthplace • Hunter-Dawson • Iliniwek Village • Jefferson Landing • Jewell Cemetery • Locust Creek Covered Bridge • Mark Twain Birthplace • Mastodon • Missouri Mines • Missouri State Capitol • Missouri State Museum • Osage Village • Sandy Creek Covered Bridge • Sappington Cemetery • Scott Joplin House • Towosahgy • Union Covered Bridge • Watkins Woolen MillConservation areas:List of Missouri conservation areasMissouri Department of Natural Resources Categories:- Missouri state parks
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