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Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and State Historic Site

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Waltus L. Watkins established the 80-acre livestock farm he called Bethany Plantation in 1839. Watkins Mill was built in 1859-1860. Watkins built housing for the mill workers nearby, creating one of the first planned communities in North America. The community was effectively self-sufficient, the
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mill producing yarn and wool cloth. The mill operated at capacity until 1886, two years after Watkins' death. From 1886 to the turn of the twentieth century production declined. Nearly all of the mill machinery has been preserved, including a 65-horsepower steam engine that powered the factory.
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The octagonal Franklin School building. In 1842 the Franklin School District was established. Around 1856 this 8-sided building replaced a log schoolhouse. Franklin Academy became a public school in 1870 when a public school system was established in the
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built in 1856 and used by the Watkins family and their employees until the mid-1870s, when it became a residence for mill workers. The unusual octagonal building was built of locally manufactured brick on Watkins land.
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The site also includes the Watkins house, dating to 1850. The twelve-room, 2½-story house includes three staircases, the main stair detailed in carved walnut. It remained a Watkins family home until 1945.
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The Watkins family also donated the land for Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, built in 1871 to replace a log church dating to the 1850s. Of the $ 5000 construction cost, more than half was donated by Watkins.
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The recreation area of the state park has 96 campsites, most of which have electric hookups, and many of which are available year-round. A 100-acre (40 ha) lake supports fishing for
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and has a large sand swimming beach. A 3.8-mile (6.1 km) asphalt bicycling and walking trail follows the shoreline of the lake, and there is a separate 3.5-mile (5.6 km)
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Located on the Watkins property, the Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church was established in 1857. In 1871 at a cost of $ 6,000 this building replaced a building destroyed by fire.
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After going through several changes in ownership, the state of Missouri took possession of the property, creating a 1,442-acre (584 ha) state park in 1964. It was named a
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in 1966 in recognition for its remarkable state of preservation. The historic site is the centerpiece of
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Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
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Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and State Historic Site (the United States)
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Clay County, Missouri
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Watkins Mill State Park and Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site
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National Register of Historic Places in Clay County, Missouri
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Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places
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Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and State Historic Site Map
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dating to the mid-19th century. The mill is protected as
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Watkins Mill, County Highway MM, Lawson, Ray County, MO
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Map showing the location of Watkins Mill State Park and Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site
Map showing the location of Watkins Mill State Park and Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site
Lawson
Clay County
39°24′04″N 94°15′37″W / 39.40111°N 94.26028°W / 39.40111; -94.26028
Watkins Mill State Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Historic Landmark District

Excelsior Springs, Missouri
66000416
octagonal Franklin School building
Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church
Lawson, Missouri
woolen mill
National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
octagonal schoolhouse
National Mechanical Engineering Historic Landmark
bass
catfish
crappie
sunfish
equestrian
List of Missouri state parks
List of National Historic Landmarks in Missouri
National Register of Historic Places listings in Clay County, Missouri

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