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History · Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Mount Vernon. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1old images & papers
1historic places
17recent photos

The story

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Mount Vernon was platted in 1845. The city was named after Mount Vernon, the estate of George Washington. A post office called Mount Vernon has been in operation since 1846.

Lawrence County Courthouse and Old Spanish Fort Archeological Site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Timeline

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1923Mt Vernon MO Presby PHS1029Commons
1930–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMt Vernon MO Presby PHS1029, 1923: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
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By decade

Mount Vernon, decade by decade

1920s1 item
Mt Vernon MO Presby PHS1029CommonsMt Vernon MO Presby PHS10291923
1930s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today17 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Mount Vernon

1 place in Mount Vernon is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

#153
In Missouriby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
1980first listedLawrence County Courthouse

Where they are

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Lawrence County Courthouse
Buildings

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
Listed 1980Lawrence County CourthouseBuildingArchitecture
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Mt Vernon MO Presby PHS1029 (1923) and it appears here side by side.

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📜 Stotts City📜 Freistatt📜 Miller📜 Verona

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