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Kansas City Greets 129th Field Artillery (Headquartered in Maryville) on May 4, 1919

On May 4, 1919, thousands of people in Kansas City greeted troops from the Maryville-based 129th Field Artillery.  They paraded up Grand Avenue, passing under a Victory Arch built en route to a celebration at Convention Hall (in the former … Continue reading

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Truman Road or North College Drive

In the 1950s through 1975 Maryville had a strange battle over the street name for the road going north from Administration Building over whether it should be called Truman Road or North College Drive.

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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 … Continue reading

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