The "So Dear To My Heart" Barn

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 6, 2013

1. The "So Dear To My Heart" Barn Marker

Inscription.
In 1949 Walt Disney released the film "So Dear To My Heart," which takes place in the early 1900's - the same period as Walt's childhood.

In the movie, one of the structures on the farm was a barn. It was a set designed and built according to Walt's recollection of his family's barn in Marceline.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1949.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 39° 43.949′ N, 92° 56.646′ W. Marker was in Marceline, Missouri, in Linn County. It could be reached from West Broadway Street. Marker is along the trail leading from the parking lot to The Happy Place replica, on the former Disney homestead, located off Broadway about 150 feet west of Missouri Avenue (Missouri Highway 5). Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Marceline MO 64658, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in North Missouri. It was also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the

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Corn Belt.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: Welcome to Walt's Barn (a few steps from this marker); Marceline Inspiration (a few steps from this marker); Coming to Marceline (within shouting distance of this marker); Walt's Happy Place (within shouting distance of this marker); Walt Learns a Valuable Lesson (within shouting distance of this marker); The Original Dreaming Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); The Son of Dreaming Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); As an adult Walt Disney wrote (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marceline.

Other markers no longer nearby. Walt Disney's "Barn Circus" (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Walt Disney on Marceline (was here, next to this marker but has

"So Dear To My Heart" image. Click for more information.

via IMDb, unknown

2. "So Dear To My Heart"

Internet Movie Database website entry
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been replaced with another marker now near it); The Happy Place (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Dreaming Tree (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Coming to Marceline (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Regarding The "So Dear To My Heart" Barn. This marker was replaced by an updated marker

Also see . . . Walt Disney Hometown Museum. (Submitted on July 29, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Markers on Trail Leading to Walt Disney's Happy Place (replica) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

3. Markers on Trail Leading to Walt Disney's Happy Place (replica)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 634 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 29, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on April 18, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on July 29, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.