Macon in Macon County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Macon Sesquicentennial Time Capsule
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 21, 2025
1. Macon Sesquicentennial Time Capsule Marker
Time Capsule
prepared during
Macon Sesquicentennial - 2006
Open for
Macon Bicentennial - 2056
Erected 2006 by City of Macon.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the Time Capsules series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2006.
Location. 39° 44.312′ N, 92° 28.43′ W. Marker is in Macon, Missouri, in Macon County. It is on Bourke Street west of Rollins Street, on the left when traveling west. Marker is near the Macon City Hall entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 West Bourke Street, Macon MO 63552, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Missouri. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 3rd Courthouse in Macon County (approx. Ό mile away); Macon Kiwanis U.S. Bi-Centennial Time Capsule (approx. Ό mile away); Macon County World War Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Macon County World War II Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Korean and Vietnam Wars Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Freedom Will Never Be Free (approx. Ό mile away); Macon (approx. 1.3 miles away); Bevier & Southern Locomotive No. 112 (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Macon.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 21, 2025
2. Macon Sesquicentennial Time Capsule and Marker
To right of bell tower
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 34 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 27, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
