Maryville
In 1845, the Missouri State Legislature created Nodaway County out of the rolling Platte Purchase lands added to the far northwestern corner of the state. Within a decade, small communities emerged; the largest of them was the county seat of Maryville, which was platted in 1845 and started out as a frontier settlement. The intersection of two railroad lines in Maryville in the early 1870s brought traffic and commerce and later made it a center of education with the addition of the Fifth District Normal School in 1905. Superior regional agriculture, diverse local manufacturing, and progressive education helped build a vibrant and durable community that, while similar to hundreds of others throughout the Midwest, fills lives with the rich experiences of communities in constant transition.
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Maryville
In 1845, the Missouri State Legislature created Nodaway County out of the rolling Platte Purchase lands added to the far northwestern corner of the state. Within a decade, small communities emerged; the largest of them was the county seat of Maryville, which was platted in 1845 and started out as a frontier settlement. The intersection of two railroad lines in Maryville in the early 1870s brought traffic and commerce and later made it a center of education with the addition of the Fifth District Normal School in 1905. Superior regional agriculture, diverse local manufacturing, and progressive education helped build a vibrant and durable community that, while similar to hundreds of others throughout the Midwest, fills lives with the rich experiences of communities in constant transition.
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Maryville

Maryville

by Michael J. Steiner, Brent Trout
Maryville

Maryville

by Michael J. Steiner, Brent Trout

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Overview

In 1845, the Missouri State Legislature created Nodaway County out of the rolling Platte Purchase lands added to the far northwestern corner of the state. Within a decade, small communities emerged; the largest of them was the county seat of Maryville, which was platted in 1845 and started out as a frontier settlement. The intersection of two railroad lines in Maryville in the early 1870s brought traffic and commerce and later made it a center of education with the addition of the Fifth District Normal School in 1905. Superior regional agriculture, diverse local manufacturing, and progressive education helped build a vibrant and durable community that, while similar to hundreds of others throughout the Midwest, fills lives with the rich experiences of communities in constant transition.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781467110792
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 09/23/2013
Series: Images of America Series
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 6.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Images of America: Maryville features photographs from the collection of the Nodaway County Historical Society in Maryville, the archives of Northwest Missouri State University, and private collections. Michael Steiner is a professor of history at Northwest Missouri State University and the president of the Nodaway County Historical Society. Brent Trout is a graduate student in history at Northwest Missouri State University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 An Enterprising Town 9

2 Organizational Life 31

3 Becoming Modern 43

4 Town and Gown 61

5 Folks, Ordinary and Unusual 93

6 Life Around the Square 109

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