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Touring Pilot Knob in United States

Pilot Knob in the region of Missouri with its 746 citizens is a city located in United States - some 743 mi or ( 1195 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .

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Time in Pilot Knob is now 02:12 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Chicago " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Belleville, Edwardsville, Evansville, Belleview, and Bismarck. Being here already, consider visiting Belleville . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Pilot Knob ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Confederates retreat back to the south

0:45 min by lou63376
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The Confederate line breaks and retreats back to the south. At the 146th anniversary re-enactment of the Battle of Pilot Knob, Missouri on September, 26, 2010. Fort Davidson, Pilot Knob, Missouri. ..

Union and Confederate lines engage

0:44 min by lou63376
Views: 327 Rating: 5.00

The Confederates move up to meet the Union line and both sides exchange fire. Taken at the 146th anniversary re-enactment of the Battle of Pilot Knob, Missouri on Sunday, September 26, 2010. ..


Union troops move up

1:02 min by lou63376
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Union troops move up to meet the advancing Confederate line. At the 146th anniversary re-enactment of the Battle of Pilot Knob, Missouri on Sunday, September 26, 2010. Fort Davidson, Pilot Knob, Misso ..

Union Artillery Battery II

0:21 min by lou63376
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Another quick view of the Union cannons and a quick view of the caissons behind them. Taken at the 146th anniversary re-enactment of the Battle of Pilot Knob, Missouri on September 26, 2010. Fort Davi ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Fort Davidson

The Battle of Fort Davidson, also known as the Battle of Pilot Knob, was the opening engagement of Price's Missouri Raid during the American Civil War. This engagement occurred on September 27, 1864, just outside of Pilot Knob in Iron County, Missouri. Although outnumbered by more than ten-to-one, the Union defenders managed to repulse repeated Confederate assaults on their works, and were able to slip away during the night by exploiting a gap in the Southern siege lines.

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Located at 37.62 -90.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1864 in Missouri, Battles of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War, Conflicts in 1864, Iron County, Missouri, Missouri in the American Civil War, Price's Raid, Union victories of the American Civil War

Pilot Knob, Missouri

Pilot Knob is a city in Iron County, Missouri, United States. The population was 746 at the 2010 census. It lies eight miles south of Belgrade and thirteen miles east of Centerville.

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Located at 37.62 -90.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Cities in Iron County, Missouri

Arcadia Valley

Arcadia Valley is rural area in Missouri located 80 miles south of St. Louis in the St. Francois Mountains of the Ozark Plateau. The valley includes of the towns of Arcadia, Ironton and Pilot Knob, all founded in the 19th century. Arcadia Valley has been a non-indigenous settlement for over 300 years. It became a permanent settlement as a mining community, primarily mining iron and lead ore.

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Located at 37.61 -90.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Geography of Iron County, Missouri, Missouri in the American Civil War

Ironton, Missouri

Ironton is a city in Iron County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,460 at the 2010 census and is 12 Miles South Of Belgrade. It is the county seat of Iron County.

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Located at 37.60 -90.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Cities in Iron County, Missouri, County seats in Missouri

Fort Hovey (Fort Curtis)

Fort Hovey was a small Civil War era earth-and-wood fort built on a hill overlooking the junction of the road running south out of Ironton, Missouri and the road running east to Fredericktown, Missouri. Fort Hovey was intended to help protect the Arcadia Valley and the iron mines located on Pilot Knob.

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Located at 37.59 -90.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Iron County, Missouri, Forts in Missouri, Missouri in the American Civil War