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Washington County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States census , the population was 23,514. [ 1 ] The county seat and largest city is Potosi . [ 2 ]
Potosi is a city in Washington County, Missouri, United States. Potosi is seventy-two miles southwest of St. Louis. The population was 2,538 as of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Washington County. [4] Located in the Lead Belt, the city was founded in 1763 by French colonists as Mine à Breton or Mine au Breton.
A Washington County Sheriff's Office lieutenant denounces the actions of an extremist group in regard to its connection with the riot at the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021.
George Cresswell Furnace, also known as the George Cresswell Furnace Stack is a historic lead furnace located near Potosi, Washington County, Missouri.It was built about 1840, and is an open hearth furnace measuring about 100 feet square at its base and constructed of massive limestone blocks interlaced with mortar.
This culturally distinct population has sometimes been referred to as "paw-paw French" [4] [5] and lives in an amorphous area in Washington, Jefferson, and St. Francois counties roughly 15 miles (24 km) either side of a line from Potosi to De Soto. [5] The community of Old Mines itself is in northeastern Washington County, six miles north of ...
Location of Washington County in Missouri. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Missouri. 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 ...
Cadet is an unincorporated community in Union Township in eastern Washington County, Missouri, United States. [1] Cadet is located on Missouri Route 47 between Old Mines to the west and Bonne Terre to the southeast. [2] The village is approximately 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Potosi. [3]
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