Weldon Spring was platted in 1864. Landmarks include Daniel Boone Bridge and Weldon Springs. Weldon Spring is the birthplace of Nick Cullop, baseball player.
- CountySt. Charles County
- Population5,326 (2020 U.S. Census)
Weldon Spring was platted in 1864. Landmarks include Daniel Boone Bridge and Weldon Springs. Weldon Spring is the birthplace of Nick Cullop, baseball player.
Weldon Spring, Missouri gifts and souvenirs: 24 designs made from Weldon Spring's own map, landmarks and history, from $16 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Weldon Spring Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Weldon Spring Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Weldon Spring Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Weldon Spring Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Weldon Spring Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Weldon Spring Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 3 styles
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
From the Library of Congress collections: a historic survey drawing or photograph of the town
From the Library of Congress collections: a historic survey drawing or photograph of the town
From the Library of Congress collections: a historic survey drawing or photograph of the town
Weldon Spring was platted in 1864. The community took its name from a spring of the same name near the original town site. A post office called Weldon Spring was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1957.
In 1941, the United States Army purchased 17,000 acres of land in the surrounding area. The Weldon Spring Ordnance Works built the largest explosives factory in the United States on the site. It was built to produce TNT and DNT for Allied forces during World War II. It closed on August 15, 1945, days after the end of the war. Most of the land was then sold.
In 1955, the United States Atomic Energy Commission built a uranium ore processing plant on the 2,000 remaining acres. Weldon Spring Uranium Feed Mill Plant produced yellow cake uranium ore. In 1966, the plant closed and remained abandoned for 20 years. The site was contaminated with over 1.5 million cubic yards of asbestos, radioactive uranium and contaminated rubble. The U.S. Department of Energy began a decontamination of the site in the late 1980s and completed it in 2001, with a 45-acre rubble mountain over the site.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Weldon Spring, Missouri, revision 1375490035 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
We share a part of every Weldon Spring sale with local partners, and we'd love to print from your collection. Old photographs, maps and postcards make the best keepsakes.
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1 free coloring page of Weldon Spring, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Weldon Spring's population was 5,326 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 5,443 in 2010.
A view of Weldon Spring