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Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and State Historic Site

Watkins Mill State Park and Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site
Watkins Mill
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
Location in Missouri
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
Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and State Historic Site (the United States)
LocationLawson, Clay County, Missouri, United States
Coordinates39°24′04″N 94°15′37″W / 39.40111°N 94.26028°W / 39.40111; -94.26028[1]
Area1,500.22 acres (6.0712 km2)[2]
Elevation896 ft (273 m)[1]
Established1964[3]
Visitors520,728 (in 2017)[2]
Governing bodyMissouri Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteWatkins Mill State Park
Watkins Mill
The Octagonal Schoolhouse at Watkins Mill
Nearest cityExcelsior Springs, Missouri
Area560 acres (230 ha)
Built1860 (1860)
ArchitectWaltus Watkins
NRHP reference No.66000416
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1966[4]
Designated NHLNovember 13, 1966[5]
Designated NHLDSeptember 28, 1983[6]
octagonal Franklin School building
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 area.
Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church
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.

Watkins Mill in Lawson, Missouri, United States, is a preserved woolen mill dating to the mid-19th century. The mill is protected as Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site, which preserve its machinery and business records in addition to the building itself. It was designated a National Historic Landmark and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966 in recognition for its remarkable state of preservation.[4] The historic site is the centerpiece of Watkins Mill State Park, which is managed by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.[7]

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