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Maryville’s First Stand-Alone School 1857-1867

In 1857, with Maryville’s population hovering around 500, the school moved from the log cabin courthouse at 2nd and Main to a newly built one-room school at Market and Fifth Street. In 1867, with Maryville’s population nearly tripled to 1,682, … Continue reading

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Sears Kit House, Magnolia “Mansion in a Box” Rankin House in Tarkio, and Robinson House in Maryville

Two of northwest Missouri’s most famous and iconic houses — the Ted Robinson house (623 West 3rd) in Maryville and the Rankin house in Tarkio (106 South 10th) are Sears kit houses.  Both are The Magnolia, dubbed “Mansion-in-a-Box”.  Both were … Continue reading

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Harry Shinabargar’s Cabin Near Hopkins (photo by Ron Houston) 1963

Here’s a colorful account of a log cabin built by Harry Shinabargar in 1931 near the Iowa border by Hopkins.  The photo was taken in 1963 by Ron Houston.  Shinabarger, who was associated with the Shinabarger store, raised thousands of … Continue reading

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