Hillsboro Missouri is a photograph by Larry Braun which was uploaded on March 28th, 2019.
Hillsboro Missouri
Jefferson County
The county seat of Jefferson County. It was declared the county seat by the Missouri Legislature on February 8, 1839 and was... more
by Larry Braun
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Hillsboro Missouri
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Larry Braun
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Jefferson County
The county seat of Jefferson County. It was declared the county seat by the Missouri Legislature on February 8, 1839 and was selected because it was more centrally located than Herculaneum, the former county seat. The town was laid out in June, 1839 by George W. Waters, the county surveyor. The name first given the place was Monticello from the home of Thomas Jefferson, but the name was soon changed to Hillsboro, for the hill just south of town, because there was another Monticello in Missouri.
A postoffice was established here in 1838.
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