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The following is a list of notable people associated with Truman State University, located in the American city of Kirksville, Missouri. Notable alumni and faculty [ edit ]
Location of Adair County in Missouri. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Adair County, Missouri.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Adair County, Missouri, United States.
Kirksville is the county seat of and most populous city in Adair County, Missouri. [1] Located in Benton Township , its population was 17,530 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] Kirksville is home to three colleges: Truman State University , Moberly Area Community College , and A.T.
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Entrance on East Normal Street. Truman State University was founded in 1867 by Joseph Baldwin as the North Missouri Normal School and Commercial College.Baldwin was a pioneer in education, and his school quickly gained official recognition in 1870 by the Missouri General Assembly, which designated it as the First District Normal School, the first public teachers' college in Missouri.
Benton Township covers an area of 80.26 square miles (207.9 km 2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Kirksville (the county seat). It is home to twelve cemeteries: Bear Creek, Cater, Collett, Forest-Llewellyn, Highland Park, Maple Hills, Oak Grove, Ownbey, Park View Memorial Gardens, Prough, Sloans Point and Waddill.
By the late 1940s, the nearby city of Kirksville was in need of a larger and more reliable water supply than the Chariton River could provide. In October 1948, the family of local physician George Laughlin donated 1,100 acres (450 ha) to the city. The city of Kirksville matched the donation by purchasing an additional 1,150 acres (470 ha).
Drs. George and Blanche Laughlin House is a historic home located at Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri. It was built in 1925, and is a two-story, Colonial Revival style rectangular brick dwelling with a two-story kitchen wing and attached garage. It features a semicircular front portico supported by Corinthian order columns and with curved steps.