Santa Fe Trail

Historical marker location:

13 South Sibley Street, Buckner, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of East Monroe Street (U.S. 24) and North Buckner Tarsney Road (South Sibley Street), on the right when traveling east on East Monroe Street.)

Marker installed: 1918

1822 - 72.

The town of Bonne Terre, Missouri, has the largest underground lake in the United States. The Bonne Terre Mine was once one of the world's largest lead mines, but is now a popular scuba diving destination.