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 Monroe County  Museum

The Monroe County Historical Museum is located on the first floor of the Monroe County Courthouse in Paris, MO.  The museum is open during regular business hours of the courthouse.

The Monroe County Historical Museum is maintained by the Monroe County Historical Society.  For more information about the Monroe County Museum, contact the Monroe County Historical Society at 660-327-1831 or www.monroehistory.net.

For more information on Monroe County geneology & history, visit Monroe County MoGenWeb.

Numerous stone tools found in Monroe County are on display in the Monroe County Museum dating from prehistoric settlement to the early 1800s. museum1.jpg (73312 bytes) museum2.jpg (83066 bytes)
 
Weaponry, farm and home items dating from early white settlement through the Civil War into the 20th century are on display in the Monroe County Museum. museum3.jpg (74371 bytes)
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Many Gordon Snidow prints are on display in the Monroe County Museum.  Many are autographed.
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