The town consisted of a harness shop, subscription school, wagon repair shop, blacksmith, hotel, lawyer, drug store, dry goods store, grocery, post office, two doctors, and a tavern on 320 acres. Palmyra served travelers on the Santa Fe Trail. In 1858 the town purchased land to the south and donated it to establish Baker University and the City of Baldwin.

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