Mexico in Audrain County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Missouri Military Academy
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2013
1. Missouri Military Academy Marker
Missouri Military Academy
in honor of its
One Hundredth Anniversary
1889 - 1989
by the
Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce
with deep appreciation and grateful
recognition of its 100 continuous years of
outstanding community service
and good citizenship to the
community of Mexico, Missouri
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This presentation made to the
Missouri Military Academy
on the occasion of its
Seventy-fifth Anniversary
by the
Mexico Chamber of Commerce
in grateful recognition of its
outstanding community service
and good citizenship
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Stribling Hall
In Tribute To
Col. Charles Riddle Stribling, Jr.
Inspiring classroom teacher; acclaimed national,
state and local leader in civic affairs and education;
successful businessman, whose most treasured personal
reward always came from moulding boys into ever
more highly dedicated and accomplished M.M.A. cadets,
gentlemen, and Americans.
1920-33 Member of Faculty
1933-68 President and Superintendent
1968- Chairman of the Board
Dedicated by the Board of Trustees...1981
this page online
Erected 1964 by Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce and MMA Board of Trustees.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.
Location. 39° 10.315′ N, 91° 52.078′ W. Marker is in Mexico, Missouri, in Audrain County. Markers are on Stribling Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 204 North Grand Street, Mexico MO 65265, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. John Bingle Morris (approx. 0.8 miles away); Audrain County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Missouri Exercise Tiger Army & Navy Anchor Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mexico (approx. 1.2 miles away); Rex McDonald 833 (approx. 1.2 miles away); Graceland (approx. 1.2 miles away); Old Stones (approx. 1.2 miles away); Hardin College Bell (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mexico.
Also see . . .
1. Missouri Military Academy. Academy website homepage (Submitted on November 30, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. History of Missouri Military Academy. Academy website entry (Submitted on December 1, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2013
2. Missouri Military Academy Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2013
3. Missouri Military Academy Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2013
4. Stribling Hall and Missouri Military Academy Markers
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2013
5. Missouri Military Academy
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2013
6. Missouri Military Academy Flagpole
via WKXEO, unknown
7. Missouri Military Academy Dedicates Statue To Colonel Charles R. Stribling
KXEO website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 770 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 1, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 7. submitted on February 25, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
