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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19PT_disneylands-midget-autopia_Marceline-MO.html
Relocated from theMagic Kingdom of Disneylandas a gift to thechildren of this communityfrom Marceline's favorite sonsWalt and Roy DisneyAccepted in appreciationJuly 1966 · Mayor C. A. Young
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19PS_allen-hotel_Marceline-MO.html
Constructed in 1906, the building was brand new when Roy Disney remembered the entire family eating out at the Allen Hotel dining room. Roy didn't remember what he had to eat, but he did remember that his little sister, Ruth, spilled the plate of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19PR_walt-disney-post-office_Marceline-MO.html
After Walt Disney's death in December of 1966, the citizens of Marceline lobbied the United States Postal Department to issue a commemorative stamp to his honor. The postal department agreed to issue the stamp. After the issuance of the stamp was …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19PQ_santa-fe-2546_Marceline-MO.html
This locomotive is of the "Consolidation" class, having a wheel arrangement 2-8-0. Santa Fe classified it as 2535 series. The wheels are of medium size, indicating that it was intended for medium-speed, freight duty. Number 2546 is one of 15…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19P7_world-wars-memorial_Marceline-MO.html
In honor of those from theMarceline - Bucklin Communitywho made the supreme sacrificein the World Wars World War IWilliam Gupton · Wesley Simon Hedrick · William P. Jones · Samuel Kennedy · Lester Leake · Fost…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19P3_walt-disneys-barn-circus_Marceline-MO.html
Walt Disney was the age of four when his family moved from Chicago to a forty-acre farm in Marceline. Walt quickly learned to love farm life, and the old barn became his and his younger sister Ruth's favorite place to play. The barn provided Wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19P2_the-so-dear-to-my-heart-barn_Marceline-MO.html
In 1949 Walt Disney released the film "So Dear To My Heart," which takes place in the early 1900's - the same period as Walt's childhood. In the movie, one of the structures on the farm was a barn. It was a set designed and built according to W…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19P1_walt-disney-on-marceline_Marceline-MO.html
As an adult Walt [Disney] wrote: "To tell the truth, more things of importance happened to me in Marceline than have happened to me since or are likely to the future." Often he drew upon farm life for stories and characters that became world…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19P0_coming-to-marceline_Marceline-MO.html
Elias [Disney] purchased 45 acres in Marceline from his brother Robert at a price of $125 an acre, promising installment payments with money he was to receive for houses in Chicago that Flora had designed and he had built. In the spring of 1906…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16EF_zurchers_Marceline-MO.html
The Coca-Cola building on Main Street USA at Disneyland is modeled after the Zurcher Building you see here. Built in 1892, Zurcher Jewelers occupied this site from 1903 to 1973. In the Knights of Pythias hall, located in the second story, Elias Di…
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