Arcadia Valley

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Arcadia Valley is a valley in the

Arcadia Valley has been a non-indigenous settlement for over 300 years.^[citation needed] It became a permanent settlement as a mining community, primarily mining iron and lead ore.^[1] It is known for its graceful antebellum homes and turn-of-the-20th-century mercantile buildings, as well as the red brick Iron County courthouse. It was a popular 19th-century summer resort. In 1864, during the Civil War, the valley was the site of a significant battle at Fort Davidson in Pilot Knob.

Elephant Rocks State Park is located in the valley, and Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park and Taum Sauk State Park are nearby.

See also

• Lead Belt
• John Wesley Emerson

References

External links

• Arcadia Valley Chamber of Commerce webpage
• Iron County Homestead
• Missouri Mines State Historic Site
• Map of the Mineral resources of Missouri PDF
• Missouri lead mining brochure PDF

37°36′24″N 90°37′30″W / 37.6067°N 90.6249°W / 37.6067; -90.6249

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