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Peabody Driving Tour The Peabody Driving Tour takes you beyond historic main street to view 27 beautiful works of architecture in churches and homes of the founding families dating from 1877, and then onto City Park, site of the 1885 State Fair where you can imagine the goings on as you drive around the original race track that encircles the park.

A printed tour guide with a numbered map provides a paragraph description about each building and can be picked up at the Chamber office.


Address: 300 N. Main
Phone: 620-983-2174

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Peabody Museum Historical Complex

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The Morgan House is a two story Queen Anne Cottage built by W.H. Morgan, first editor of the Peabody Gazette, for his family in 1881

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Carnegie Library

Steel magnate Andrew Carnegie gave millions of dollars to establish libraries across America in the early 1900s. The women's study clubs of Peabody were determined to bring a Carnegie Library to Marion County - they were joined by civic leaders and county commissioners and obtained $10,000.00

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Peabody Driving Tour

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