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Mississippi County Missouri has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Hoecake Village Archeological Site, O'Bryan Ridge Archeological District, Beckwith's Fort Archeological Site, Crosno Fortified Village Archeological Site and Hearnes Site.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Early Middle Baytown, Middle Mississippian, Late Mississippian, Early Baytown and Burkett dating back to 499 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Mississippi County historic places including Jacob Swank and James Handy Moore.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Mississippi County places including Missouri Pacific Railroad and Jerome Bibb Legg. Prominent architectural styles found in Mississippi Country are Colonial Revival.

Beckwith's Fort Archeological Site (added 1969 - - #69000113)
Also known as Missouri Archaeological Survey Number 23MI2;Towosahgy State
Address Restricted , Wolf Island
Heironymous Rowe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Early Middle Baytown, Middle Mississippian
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Crosno Fortified Village Archeological Site (added 1969 - - #69000112)
Also known as Missouri Archaeological Survey Number 23MI1
Address Restricted , Crosno
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Mississippian, Middle Baytown
Period of Significance:
1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Hearnes Site (added 1973 - - #73001047)
Also known as Missouri Archaeological Survey Number 23MI7
Address Restricted , Charleston
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Mississippian
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Sport Facility
Hess Archeological Site (added 1974 - - #74001081)
Also known as Missouri Archaeological Survey Number 23MI55
Address Restricted , East Prairie
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Mississippian, Baytown
Period of Significance:
1749-1500 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Air-Related
Hoecake Village Archeological Site (added 1972 - - #72000723)
Also known as Missouri Archaeological Survey Number 23MI8
Address Restricted , East Prairie
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Mississippian, Baytown
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Missouri Pacific Depot (added 1972 - - #72000722)
Also known as Missouri Pacific Depot at Charleston
E of intersecting branches of Missouri Pacific RR. , Charleston
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Work In Progress
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Moore House (added 1980 - - #80002380)
Also known as James Handy and Mary Hunter Moore House
403 N. Main St. , Charleston
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Legg,Jerome Bibb
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Moore,James Handy
Significant Year:
1900, 1899
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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Mueller Archeological Site (added 1974 - - #74001082)
Also known as Missouri Archaeological Survey Number 23MI32
Address Restricted , East Prairie
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Baytown
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
O'Bryan Ridge Archeological District (added 1972 - - #72000724)
Also known as The Weems (23MI25) and Burkett (23MI20) Sites
Address Restricted , Wyatt
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Early Baytown, Burkett
Period of Significance:
499-0 BC, 499-0 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Swank, Jacob, House (added 1973 - - #73001048)
0.2 mi. W of Charleston on U.S. 60 and 62 , Charleston
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Swank,Jacob
Significant Year:
1839
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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