Columbia in Boone County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

George Clinton Swallow

A.M., M.D., L.L.D.

— 1817 - 1899 —

George Clinton Swallow Grave Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012

1. George Clinton Swallow Grave Marker

Inscription. First Professor of Geology, Chemistry, Agriculture, and First Dean of
The College of Agriculture
University of Missouri.
First State Geologist of Missouri.

Erected 1927 by Boone County Historical Society, Geological and Agricultural Clubs of the University of Missouri, and Former Students and Friends.

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

Location. 38° 56.93′ N, 92° 20.26′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Missouri, in Boone County. It can be reached from East Broadway. Marker is in Columbia Cemetery, northeast of Russell Drive and Prewitt Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 East Broadway, Columbia MO 65203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Little Dixie

and in the Missouri River Corridor.

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 walking distance of this marker: James Shannon L.L.D. (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of the United States Colored Troops of the Civil War (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Operation Desert Storm (about 800 feet away); Columbia Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); African-American Heritage Trail

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); "Make A Brighter Future" (approx. ¼ mile away); African-American Heritage Trailhead (approx. ¼ mile away); African-American Heritage (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Also see . . .
1. George Clinton Swallow. Spirits of Mizzou website entry (Submitted on April 24, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. George Clinton Swallow. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on April 24, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012

2. George Clinton Swallow Grave Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 884 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.