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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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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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Sonic Booms of 1962
In March/April 1962, B-58 Hustler nuclear bombers from the Strategic Air Command cris crossed the skies over Maryville at Mach 2, which produced sonic bombs as they did mock nuclear strikes on New York, Los Angeles, Omaha, Lincoln, St. Louis, … Continue reading
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1878 Horse Race with Eugene Field, Gen Custer and Trump
The 7th Annual Nodaway County Fair featured horses named Eugene Field, Gen. Custer, and Trump. The headline of the horse racing was the Trump race (and Trump won).
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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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