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Walt
Disney grew up in Marceline and modeled Disneyland's Mainstreet U.S.A.
after his hometown. |
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During
the Civil War, a newspaper was published in Linn County, Missouri uniquely named
Unterrified Democrat. |
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Walsworth
Publishing Company in Marceline is the fourth largest publisher of
yearbooks in the country. |
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Disney
Elementary School in Marceline has a mural featuring Pluto, Bambi, and
other characters that was painted in 1960 by Disney Studio artists. |
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Walt
Disney Elementary School is the only grade school in the world allowed to
fly a Mickey Mouse flag. |
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Linn
County's first courthouse was a log building measuring 36 X 20 feet. It
cost $516.50 to build. |
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Locust
Creek Covered Bridge is the longest of the four surviving covered bridges
in the state. |
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Laclede
is the home of General John J. Pershing who was the highest ranking
military officer in history. His special title of General to the Armies
made him seond in all-time rank only to George Washington. |
