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Bonne Terre Mine

Coordinates: 37°55′22″N 90°33′08″W / 37.92278°N 90.55222°W / 37.92278; -90.55222
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Bonne Terre Mine
Bonne Terre Mine in 2017
Bonne Terre Mine is located in Missouri
Bonne Terre Mine
Bonne Terre Mine is located in the United States
Bonne Terre Mine
LocationMO 47, Bonne Terre, Missouri
Coordinates37°55′22″N 90°33′08″W / 37.92278°N 90.55222°W / 37.92278; -90.55222
Area10.5 acres (4.2 ha)
Built1864 (1864)
Built bySt. Joseph Lead Co.
NRHP reference No.74002281[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 9, 1974

Bonne Terre Mine, also known as the St. Joseph Lead Mine at Bonne Terre, is a historic lead mine located at Bonne Terre, St. Francois County, Missouri. It was built starting in 1864 by the St. Joe Lead Company, and is located below the city of Bonne Terre. The mine closed in 1962.[2]: 2 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Stephen J. Raiche (April 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bonne Terre Mine" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 4 photographs)

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