The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Settlement of the western part of Ringgold County began in the 1850s. Maloy was platted in 1887, in the same year as the railroad arrived. Maloy was incorporated as a city in 1901. In 1917, the two-story brick Maloy High School was built; after serving from 1920 to 1952, it became an elementary school in the Mount Ayr Community School District.
A major fire on June 17, 1931, razed the Catholic Church, five businesses, a house, and a barn. The school closed in 1972 and was torn down in 1987. The railroad, which once offered both freight and passenger service, was dismantled in 1985.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Maloy’s history is told.
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Nothing in Maloy is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Maloy has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Shay, Lee, Farmhouse in Benton, 1.8 miles away.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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