Callao in Macon County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Callao Centennial Time Capsule

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 9, 2026

1. Callao Centennial Time Capsule Marker

Inscription.

Callao, Missouri
Founded 1858
Centennial 1958
Unseal 2058

Dedicated to Our Posterity

Erected 1958 by City of Callao.

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 1958.

Location. 39° 45.646′ N, 92° 37.404′ W. Marker 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 south on Chestnut Street. Time capsule is in American Legion Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Callao MO 63534, 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

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other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War Memorial (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.

Callao Centennial Time Capsule image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 9, 2026

2. Callao Centennial Time Capsule

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 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 10, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.