The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Lead Hill was named from valuable deposits of lead in the vicinity.
The unfinished ruins of the Ozark Medieval Fortress, built between 2009-2012, are located in Lead Hill.
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Before
2000
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Lead Hill is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lead Hill has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Zinc Swinging Bridge-BO0162 in Zinc, 8.9 miles away.
Lead Hill and the nearest listed places
Dashed line = Lead Hill. Tap a dot.
How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Zinc Swinging Bridge-BO0162’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Lead Hill?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Lead Hill’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.