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Sep 14, 20232 min read
Brick Pavers
This image of Main Street is exactly how it would have looked when the Disney’s arrived in 1906. The city did not complete installation...
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Lindsey
Sep 13, 20232 min read
Meet Your Tour Guide.
Marceline tourism has been a part of my life since I can remember. Before there was a museum, (which opened in 2001) the visiting...
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Lindsey
Sep 13, 20232 min read
Park School
When Walt was living here, in Marceline, he attended Park School, on the west side of town. Walt was in the first class that attended...
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Lindsey
Sep 13, 20233 min read
Walt Disney Post Office
The first Post Office was established in Marceline in 1888. It relocated five times over the years, including a temporary location behind...
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Lindsey
Sep 7, 20234 min read
Lady in White
Between the years of 1902 and 1918, 6 different railroad employees ended up dead in weird and unspeakable ways. Although none of their...
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Lindsey
Sep 7, 20232 min read
Hotels
Marceline’s first hotel, known as the Santa Fe House and then later the Bon Hotel, was housed in a 2-story structure, just East of the...
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Lindsey
Sep 7, 20232 min read
Coke Corner
The Coke mural was painted circa 1906. As a boy, Walt would have been fascinated with this: the wall of a building, acting as a...
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Lindsey
Sep 7, 20233 min read
Zurcher Building
Here in Marceline, we call it the Zurcher building, in Disneyland, it’s referred to as Coke Corner, the resemblance is undeniable. Built...
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Lindsey
Sep 7, 20232 min read
Midgit Autopia
The Autopia ride that is still operating in Disneyland today, is one of the original rides from opening day in 1955; of course, the...
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Lindsey
Sep 7, 20231 min read
Uptown Theater
The Uptown Theater opened in June of 1930 and, at the time, was called the Dickinson Theater. It was specifically planned and built for...
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Lindsey
Sep 7, 20232 min read
Depot
Prior to the beautiful brick building that houses our museum today, a large wooden depot stood on the exact same foundation footprint. ...
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Lindsey
Sep 7, 20231 min read
Ripley Square
In the late 1890s, the president of the Santa Fe railroad, E. P. Ripley, donated 10 lots, next to the tracks, so that we could build a...
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Lindsey
Sep 7, 20232 min read
Steam Locomotive #2546
Santa Fe & Disneyland R.R. This oil-burning steam locomotive #2546 was built in 1911 at the ALCo’s Works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It...
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Lindsey
May 25, 20231 min read
A Magical Milestone
Just as Marcy Carriker Smothers writes in her book, 100 Disney Adventures of a Lifetime, where she outlines her top 100 magical Disney...
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Lindsey
Apr 26, 20233 min read
June 3, Write Down This Date
If you haven't heard already, June 3, 2023 will be a pretty exciting day here in Marceline. The town of Marceline, MO has been selected...
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