Oil Wells at Burlington Jct.

Posted on January 3, 2026 by roger

In 904 and again in 1924, there was an oil boom in the Burlington Jct. Area. Both times proved to be busts, but they were exciting at the time.

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1st Deed in Nodaway County was to Cole Younger

Posted on January 3, 2026 by roger

On July 6-11, 1908, Cole Younger, a member of the James-Younger gang, hosted a carnival on the square around the Nodaway County Courthouse. During the visit, the outlaw revealed that his family was a party to the very first deed filed with the Nodaway County Recorder of Deeds on May 14, 1845.

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Railroad Maps

Posted on January 2, 2026 by roger

Nodaway County had four railroad lines at its peak. Three of the lines followed the three rivers in the county — 102 River (Burlington Railroad coming from south at St. Joseph and Savannah); Nodaway River (Burlington Railroad – coming from the main Kansas City-Burlington line at Amazonia up through Maitland and Burlington Jct); Platte River (Great Western & Chicago coming from St. Joseph/Savannah through Guilford, Ravenwood Parnell). The fourth railroad, Wabash, cuts diagonally northwest to southeast. It crosses the three other lines at Burlington Jct. (Nodaway Burlington), Maryville (which opted to keep the Wabash and 102 Burlington stations separate), and Conception Jct. with the Platte River Great Western. Below are map resources.

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Homer Croy on 1944 Barn Mural by Ellis Meek

Posted on January 2, 2026 by roger

Homer Croy’s article in the 1944 Christian Science Monitor about Maryville muralist Ellis Meek’s mural on his barn northwest of Maryville.

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New Midway Station Destroyed By Tornado May 1, 1930

Posted on January 2, 2026 by roger

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In 1936, Senator Harry Truman was president of the Highway Association, which proposed labeling highways from Winnipeg, Canada, to Mexico City through Maryville as the “Great American Highway.” The proposal involved multiple highways. Maryville sign designer Ellis Meek was the group’s secretary-treasurer, and the highway was to have signs instead of highway numbers, with tourist maps planned. Nothing came of the plan.

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Linneman Hearse Factory Maryville, Missouri

Posted on January 1, 2026 by roger

In the early 1900s the Linneman Hearse Factor on North Buchanan just south of the Maryville Electric complex built motorized hearses.
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Ellie Talks Theatre Review of KenRex at Southark Playhouse in London 4 February 2025 and ran through 16 March 2025

Posted on March 1, 2025 by roger

Ellie talks review of KenRex at Southwark Playhouse Borough  in London in 4 February 2025 to 16 March 2025, after moving from 26 October 2024 at the Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse and ran through 16 November 2024

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The Man Who Rode A Horse Through the Governor’s Mansion: Nodaway’s First Settlers

Posted on May 2, 2021 by roger

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Beal Park History

Posted on May 16, 2020 by roger

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