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| The Walt Disney Hometown Museum is housed inside an old Santa Fe train station, originally built in 1913. |
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| The grandfather clock on the left once kept the official time for the railroad. |
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| The initials "W.D." are carved in an old school desk. Who do you think might have put them there? |
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| Train memorabilia is found throughout the museum, including items from the Disney film The Great Locomotive Chase  ,which had it's Midwest premiere in Marceline in 1956. |
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| A segment of track from Walt's beloved Carolwood Pacific model railroad. |
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| A tribute to Walt's parents, Elias and Flora, includes the Mickey and Minnie dolls Walt and his brother Roy gave to them on their 50th wedding anniversary. |
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| Zurcher's Store in downtown Marceline is said to have inspired Walt to build Coca-Cola Corner on Main Street, USA at Disneyland. |
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| A look behind the store suggests why. And no, not the "Furniture & Undertaking" part. |
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| North Kansas Avenue in Marceline, renamed by the town as "Main Street, USA." |
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| The dedication plaque for the Midget Autopia, which Walt Disney donated to Marceline in 1966. |
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| The Midget Autopia track today. |
The Midget Autopia track at Disneyland in 1965
(more Disneyland 1965 footage is at
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| Walt Disney Elementary School |
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| Walt Disney attended the dedication of the school on October 16, 1960. |
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| Disney artist Bob Moore's paintings and murals can be found throughout the school. Note the cigar-chomping Jose Carioca on the left. Think that would fly if the school was built today? |
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| A more modern Mickey Mouse floor medallion was added to the entryway of the school in 2001. |
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| The multi-purpose room is like a gallery of Bob Moore's work. |
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| The flagpole in front of Walt Disney Elementary School originally stood at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. |
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| "This official Olympic flagpole was used at Squaw Valley, California in the pageantry ceremonies of the VIII Olympic Winter Games held in February 18-28, 1960. Walt Disney, Chairman of Pageantry" |
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| On the Disney farm, underneath the Dreaming Tree. |
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| Walt's barn |
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| The farmhouse. Walt and his family lived here from 1906-11. |
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