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American Genius, Highway 36 - Central

Dr. Howard A. Rusk, Father of Rehabilitative Medicine

by Missouri Highway 36 / September 27, 2016

You could argue that Dr. Howard A. Rusk, a Brookfield native and perhaps one of the more overlooked innovators along Missouri Highway 36, actually was…

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American Genius, Highway 36 - Central

Genius Spotlight: Sliced Bread

by Missouri Highway 36 / September 26, 2016October 18, 2018

Fill in the blank: Smart phones are the greatest invention since __________________.  You said “sliced bread” right? Of course you did. Sliced bread is the…

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American Genius, Highway 36 - Central, Military Leadership

Genius Spotlight: Gen. John J. “Black Jack” Pershing

by Missouri Highway 36 / September 26, 2016October 30, 2017

Gen. John J. “Black Jack” Pershing is the only man in U.S. military history to, in his lifetime, be promoted to the rank of General…

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American Genius, Highway 36 - East

Forging a Path for African-American Women: Arizona Leedonia Cleaver Stemons

by Missouri Highway 36 / September 26, 2016September 26, 2016

Highway 36 Innovators Born in Pike County, Missouri, and raised in Hannibal, Arizona Leedonia Cleaver Stemons was educated at Douglas School, a public school in…

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William Lear
American Genius, Highway 36 - East

Pioneer in Aircraft: William “Bill” Lear

by Missouri Highway 36 / September 26, 2016September 26, 2016

Highway 36 Innovator When it comes to innovators, few connected with Missouri’s Way of American Genius are as prolific as William “Bill” Lear. Born in…

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Dr. Andrew Taylor Still
American Genius, Highway 36 - East

Genius Spotlight: Dr. Andrew Taylor Still

by Missouri Highway 36 / September 26, 2016

Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, the founder of osteopathic medicine, is Kirksville’s genius on Missouri Highway 36. Developed by Still in 1874, osteopathic medicine is a…

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Gen. Omar Bradley
American Genius, Highway 36 - East, Military Leadership

“The Soldier’s General,” Gen. Omar N. Bradley

by Missouri Highway 36 / September 26, 2016

Highway 36 Innovator Only two people in the history of the United States military outrank Missouri-born Gen. Omar N. Bradley. One of them is George…

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American Genius

  • Walt Disney
    Genius Spotlight: Walt Disney
  • Mark Twain
    Genius Spotlight: Mark Twain
  • Jesse James

Military Leadership

  • Gen. John. J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site
    Military & Leadership Along The Way of American Genius
  • Rieger Armory | Kirksville, Missouri
    Kirksville Welcomes the Missouri National Guard Hall of Fame
  • Honoring the Genius of our Highway 36 Military Heroes

Quilt Trail

  • 2022 MO Hwy 36 Quilt Trail
    2022 Quilt Trail “Build a Barn Block by Block”
  • 2021 Quilt Trail Grand Prize Winner
    Award-Winning Highway 36 Quilt Trail
  • 2021 Hwy 36 Quilt Trail
    ‘Show Me Your Heritage’ on the 2021 Quilt Trail
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