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Monthly Archives: February 2026
Joseph Jackson, President of First National Bank
Joseph Jackson (1842-1921) was one of Maryville’s influential bankers (president of First National Bank). He was also a wounded Civil War hero. His mansion at Lincoln and Walnut still stands.
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Kroger Opens at Mary Mart Shopping Center in 1957
Kroger, which had operated on the east side of the square since 1948, opened Maryville’s first mall supermarket as the anchor tenant of the new Mary Mart Shopping Center in March 1957. It featured an 800-car parking lot, Value Stamps, … Continue reading
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Della Behm’s Mary Mart Shopping Center
Della Behm as the Maryville investor in the Mary Mart Shopping Center and owned the Knotty Pine Motel. She earlier owned Della’s Style Salon in downtown Maryville before focusing on developing the south end of Maryville. In 1955, she announced … Continue reading
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1965 Boys State Maryville Participants Flew to Event in 7 Private Planes
In 1965 Maryville Boys State participants flew to the event in Warrensburg on 7 private planes from Maryville Airport.
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Picking a Peck at Pickering
Pickering has long been a place to pick a peck of apples. A 1976 history of Pickering notes: The Carmichael apple orchard (500 trees_ was west of Pickering, about four miles, and was planted in 1910 by Riley “Rile” Carmichael. … Continue reading
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Alma Nash’s All Women Maryville Band Leads Suffragette Parade Down Pennsylvania Avenue March 2, 1913 — Day Before Woodrow Wilson Inaugurated
Top Row: Edith Davenport, Helen Young, Mary Thomas, May Denny, Margaret Conway, Myrtle Lanning, May Shipps, Gerturde Kireh, Velema Lanning. Middle Row: Mary’O’Brien, Anna Dougan, Ora Quinn, Helen Rowley, Lela Caudle, Mrs. Del Thompson, Hazel Vandervoort, Grace O’Brien, Mary Q. … Continue reading
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Burlington’s Doodlebug
Burlington Doodlebug in Amazonia, Missouri. This train is on the St. Joseph/Amazonia/Barnard/Maryville/Hopkins/Clarinda/Creston route. self-propelled railcar most commonly configured to carry both passengers and freight, often dedicated baggage, mail or express, as in a combine.[1] The term has been used interchangeably with jitney. The name is … Continue reading
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Maryville Rollerdrome
Maryville Roller Drome – “First and Only Plastic Floor in America” at Fifth and Main. Maryville Forum (Maryville Hi-Lights high school newspaper section), November 22, 1947, caption reads: “We skate at the Maryville Roller Rink,” exclaim Jack Ward, Joy Corbin, … Continue reading
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Pickering History
Here’s a history of Pickering from the 1976 Forum Bicentinal
The Pickering Cottonwood Direction Tree
A 1976 history of Pickering, Missouri, notes that everyone there gives directions using a cottonwood tree south of Pickering at the intersection of County Route OO/192nd Street and Missouri Highway 148. The tree was cut down in 1975. The article … Continue reading
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