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Historically, Fredericktown derived much of its prosperity from the mining of [[lead]] and other deposits in the surrounding region (especially [[nickel]]); however, the center of production gradually moved further north and west, and the last mine in the vicinity closed in 1961.<ref>https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5140/pdf/Chapter1.pdf</ref> Today, the city's chief economic activity revolves around county government, as well as its being the principal market between Farmington and Poplar Bluff. Most of the population is employed in education, health care, and retail trade, with the Fredericktown School District, Madison Medical Center, and [[Wal-Mart]] being among the largest employers.
Historically, Fredericktown derived much of its prosperity from the mining of [[lead]] and other deposits in the surrounding region (especially [[nickel]]); however, the center of production gradually moved further north and west, and the last mine in the vicinity closed in 1961.<ref>https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5140/pdf/Chapter1.pdf</ref> Today, the city's chief economic activity revolves around county government, as well as its being the principal market between Farmington and Poplar Bluff. Most of the population is employed in education, health care, and retail trade, with the Fredericktown School District, Madison Medical Center, and [[Wal-Mart]] being among the largest employers.
The area has two public airports: A. Paul Vance Fredericktown Regional Airport, located three miles north of downtown and operated by the city, and the privately-owned Phillips Airport, four miles to the east.<ref>https://www.airnav.com/airport/H88</ref>
The area has two public airports: A. Paul Vance Fredericktown Regional Airport, located three miles north of downtown and operated by the city, and the privately-owned Phillips Airport, four miles to the east.<ref>https://www.airnav.com/airport/H88</ref>
==Points of Interest==
A number of locations in Fredericktown are on the National Register of Historic Places. These include the Fredericktown Courthouse Square, the Fredericktown Pacific Railroad Depot (constructed 1917), the Fredericktown Post Office (1937), the Madison County Courthouse (1900), and the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad Depot (1869).
The Silver Mines Recreation Area, containing the ruins of a 1920s [[silver]] mine as well as a [[tungsten]] mine from [[World War II]], is located just west of the city, as is Black Mountain, one of the highest peaks in the St. Francois Mountains.
James Cooksey Earp (1841-1926), an older brother of the famous Western lawman [[Wyatt Earp]], was wounded in a skirmish near Fredericktown in 1862 while serving in the 7th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War. He was discharged shortly afterward.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090211224627/http://ibssg.org/earp/</ref>
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