Leadmine, Missouri
Leadmine (also spelled out Lead Mine) is an unincorporated community in northern Dallas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located about 3.5 miles east of Tunas on Missouri Route E. The Lead Mines Conservation Area lies one-half mile to the east.[2] It is approximately 50 miles north-northeast of Springfield.
History
[edit]A post office called Lead Mine was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1934.[3] The community was named for a lead mine near the original town site.[4] The inimitable Jugtown Road leads east from Leadmine to the Jugtown Hollow and at one time crossed the Niangua River at Low Gap, where bridge piers remain.
Notable person
[edit]Roy Meeker, a Major League Baseball pitcher, was born at Leadmine in 1900.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leadmine, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 44, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ^ "Dallas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Roy Meeker". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
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