Tin Mine Mountain

Coordinates: 37°31′00″N 90°25′04″W / 37.51667°N 90.41778°W / 37.51667; -90.41778
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Tin Mine Mountain (also called Tin Mountain) is a summit in Madison County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It has an elevation of 1,115 feet (340 m).[1]

Tin Mine Mountain rises about 500 feet above the

Missouri Route E passes by the south side of the mountain. Fredericktown is about seven miles to the east-northeast.[2]

Tin Mine Mountain was named for a short-lived but expensive attempt at tin mining, which ended when no tin was discovered.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tin Mine Mountain
  2. ^ Rhodes Mountain, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980
  3. ^ "Madison County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.

37°31′00″N 90°25′04″W / 37.51667°N 90.41778°W / 37.51667; -90.41778

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