The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Doe Run had its start in 1880 as a lead-mining town. A post office called Doe Run has been in operation since 1887. The community takes its name from nearby Doe Run Creek.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Doe Run’s history is told.
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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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Doe Run is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Doe Run has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Farmington State Hospital No. 4 Cemetery in Farmington, 3.5 miles away.
Doe Run and the nearest listed places
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Closest to Doe Run
Farmington State Hospital No. 4 CemeteryFarmington · Site3.5mi
James Robinson McCormick HouseFarmington · Building4.7mi
Presbyterian Orphanage of MissouriFarmington · Georgian Revival4.7mi
Courthouse Square Historic DistrictFarmington · Greek Revival4.9mi
St. Francois County Jail and Sheriff's ResidenceFarmington · Building4.9mi
James Robinson McCormick HouseFarmington · Building4.7miPresbyterian Orphanage of MissouriFarmington · Georgian Revival4.7miCourthouse Square Historic DistrictFarmington · Greek Revival4.9miSt. Francois County Jail and Sheriff's ResidenceFarmington · Building4.9miHow 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. Farmington State Hospital No. 4 Cemetery’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Doe Run?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Doe Run’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.