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

The Mel Carnahan Quadrangle

Honoring Leadership in Public Service

Photographed by Pat Filippone, July 7, 2015

1. The Mel Carnahan Quadrangle Marker

Inscription. Dedicated September 12, 2003, in honor of Mel Carnahan, Missouri's 51st Governor and alumnus of the University of Missouri. From his days as a law student at MU to his leadership as Governor of Missouri from 1993 - 2000, Mel Carnahan served his beloved state and its people. He was a loyal and strong supporter of the University of Missouri and public higher education throughout his life. As public service and the University were always close to Mel Carnahan's heart, so this special place in the heart of the campus is named in his honor.

Erected 2003 by James B. Nutter Family.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1993.

Location. 38° 56.628′ N, 92° 19.742′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Missouri, in Boone County. It is at the intersection of Conley Avenue and Missouri Avenue on Conley Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia MO 65201, 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: Beetle Bailey (within shouting distance of this marker); Kuhlman Court (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Memorial Union Tower (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Columbia College (approx.

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¼ mile away); Lest We Forget: Lynching at the Stewart Road Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away); "Make A Brighter Future" (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sanborn Field and Soil Erosion Plot (approx. 0.4 miles away); Historic Sanborn Field (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Also see . . . Mel Carnahan - Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 26, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Pat Filippone, July 7, 2015

2. The Mel Carnahan Quadrangle Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2015, by Pat Filippone of Stockton, California. This page has been viewed 710 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2015, by Pat Filippone of Stockton, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.