Image: Mine La Motte historical marker 1

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Description: A historical marker in Mine La Motte, Missouri commemorating the first lead mine in the Missouri. The text reads: This tablet marks the site of the first lead mine opened in the Mississippi Valley about the year 1700. It is named for Antoine De LaMotte Cadillac, governor of Louisiana 1710-1717. Erected December 7, 1933, by the State Society Daughters of the American Colonists and the John Forster Chapter founded by Katharine Forster Cayce. Mrs. Edward Thurman Smith State Regent Mrs. James W. Highley - Chapter Regent
Title: Mine La Motte historical marker 1
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