Callao in Macon County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
World War Memorial
1914 - 1918
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 9, 2026
1. World War Memorial
Dedicated
To those who offered their lives
in humanity's defense in the great
War of the Nations, and in
memory of those who gave their
last full measure of devotion.
Erected by Argonne American Legion Post No. 160.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Parks & Recreational Areas • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I.
Location. 39° 45.654′ N, 92° 37.401′ W. Memorial is in Callao, Missouri, in Macon County. It is at the intersection of Chestnut Street (State Highway 3) and 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on Chestnut Street. Monument is in American Legion Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Callao MO 63534, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Callao Centennial Time Capsule (a few steps from this marker); Swan Lake School (within shouting distance of this marker); Col. R. S. Bevier and Early Pioneers (approx. 3.2 miles away); Adam Olin Smith (approx. 3.2 miles away); Bevier & Southern Locomotive No. 112 (approx. 3.3 miles away); Battle of Painter Creek (approx. 6.9 miles away); Macon Kiwanis U.S. Bi-Centennial Time Capsule (approx. 8.1 miles away); 3rd Courthouse in Macon County (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Callao.
More about this memorial. The park is maintained by American Legion Post 360 whose post home is across the street from the park.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 9, 2026
2. World War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 9, 2026
3. Model 1892 7in Siege Mortar in American Legion Memorial Park
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 9, 2026
4. Model 1892 7in Siege Mortar in American Legion Memorial Park
G.W.B. Insp.
Watervliet Arsenal 1898.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 9, 2026
5. 76mm (Anti-Tank) Gun T124E2 in American Legion Memorial Park
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 9, 2026
6. 76mm (Anti-Tank) Gun T124E2 in American Legion Memorial Park
Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 10, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
