The Arcadia Valley - Battle of Pilot Knob - Pilot Knob, Missouri - Battlefields on Waymarking.com

County of Marker: Iron County
Location of Marker: W Pine St., just off MO-21, Pilot Knob
Marker Erected by: Iron County Historical Society

Marker Text:

The Arcadia Valley The three towns of Arcadia, Ironton and Pilot Knob are located in the Arcadia Valley. The Valley’s iron mining industry helped spur population growth and led the St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad to extend its tracks to Pilot Knob in 1858. The strategic nature of the railroad terminus and supply depot then situated in Pilot Knob explains the presence of Union forces in the valley during the Civil War and why the Battle of Pilot Knob was fought.

Name of Battle: Arcadia Valley Battle of Pilot Knob Name of War: American Civil War Entrance Fee: 0.00 (listed in local currency) Date(s) of Battle (Beginning): 09/26/1864 Date of Battle (End): 09/27/1864 Parking: Not Listed

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