July 4, 1956 – Premiere of The Great Locomotive Chase
On July 4, 1956, Walt Disney’s movie “The Great Locomotive Chase” premiered at the Uptown Theatre.
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December 20, 1955 – Engine #2546 placed in Ripley Square
On December 20, 1955, Engine #2546 was placed in Ripley Square and dedicated to Marceline.
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Marceline, Missouri History
The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad came to Marceline in the late-1880s and built what would become the the town we know today. Santa Fe decided they needed a road from Kansas City to Chicago, and Marceline became this Missouri division point because of it’s rich deposits of coal. Marceline was incorporated on March … > More >
Marceline Books
Here is a list of books about, related to, or that feature Marceline, Missouri.
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Erastus Taylor (1832-1909)
US Army, 1864-1865
Erastus Taylor was born in Elba, Genesee County, New York on December 24, 1832. On November 27, 1856 he married Elizabeth Malvina Howe, also of Elba. In 1858 they moved to western Wisconsin where Erastus farmed and taught school. Their first son, Manly Howe, was born February 25, 1859. January 16, 1862 … > More >
William E Crane (1842-1905)
US Army, 1861-1864
My great, great uncle William E. Crane (and his twin sister, my great grandmother, Emma S. Crane) was born July 28, 1842 in New York City. He enlisted in September, 1861, was promoted to Full 1st Sergeant in January 1862, taken prisoner of war in July 1863, and mustered out in October … > More >
Jack White – November 22, 2022
00:00:00 Dave Tavres
OK so November 22nd, 2022 at 2:00pm in the Downtown Marceline Foundation offices. Jack White, I’m Dave Tavres.
00:00:10 Dave Tavres
How old are you now?
00:00:15 Jack White
Uh, 87.
00:00:10 Dave Tavres
And how long have you been in Marceline?
00:00:15 Jack White
Since 1939.
00:00:17 Dave Tavres
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Santa Fe Depot
The Santa Fe Depot was dedicated on April 10, 1913, and is located at 120 E. Santa Fe Ave., Marceline, MO 64658.
In 2001, the Walt Disney Hometown Museum opened in the Santa Fe Depot to showcase the history of Walt Disney’s life and times in his boyhood hometown of Marceline.
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Chan Judd and family came to Marceline in 1890. He went to work in the John Duke Barber Shop. There was a chinese laundry in Marceline and they fixed the front part of the shop up and Mr. Judd set up his barber shop. It was in this shop that Mabel Judd, stepdaughter of … > More >