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

Swan Lake School

Dist. 94

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

1. Swan Lake School Marker

Inscription.

In memory of those who attended
one room country schools
Donated by: Tom B. Dunham Family
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Property donated by
the Willis Family

Erected by Callao Heritage Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 39° 45.619′ N, 92° 37.411′ W. Marker is in Callao, Missouri, in Macon County. It is on Chestnut Street (State Highway 3) north of the railroad overpass, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Chestnut Street, 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 other markers are within

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9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Callao Centennial Time Capsule (within shouting distance of this marker); World War Memorial (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); Macon Sesquicentennial Time Capsule (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Callao.

Swan Lake School and Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. Swan Lake School and Marker

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. submitted on March 10, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.