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Main St Manteno Our Lady Academy 1940s Manteno Band Early 1900s Main St Manteno Manteno Historical Society The demolition of the railroad depot on Oak Street was the last straw event to prompt Nelda Marr Nusbaum to react to Mantenos evident lack of concern for its history. After her letter to the Kankakee Daily Journal in 1986 stated that old things have never been valued in Manteno residents were spurred to form an historical society. A tentative executive board was elected and plans were made to incorporate as a notforprofit organization. The group said its purpose was to preserve anything pertaining to Mantenos history and illuminate our little corner of the world.