Columbia in Boone County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Beetle Bailey
Photographed by Pat Filippone, July 7, 2015
1. Beetle Bailey Marker
Inscription.
Beetle Bailey. . Come sit with Beetle Bailey, Mizzou's famous comic-strip character created through the genius of Mort Walker, AB '48 Humanities. Beetle relaxes in the re-creation of a booth from the Shack, a hangout frequented by Walker during his student days. Walker started drawing the laid-back Mizzou student and Army private in 1950. With his son Neal, Walker designed and produced this bronze statue as a gift to MU. It was installed in 1992. The statue was financed by donations from Walker, King Features Syndicate, and alumni, whose names are carved on the bench and table. The statue is located near the site of The Shack, which was destroyed by fire on Halloween 1988.
Come sit with Beetle Bailey, Mizzou's famous comic-strip character created through the genius of Mort Walker, AB '48 Humanities. Beetle relaxes in the re-creation of a booth from the Shack, a hangout frequented by Walker during his student days. Walker started drawing the laid-back Mizzou student and Army private in 1950. With his son Neal, Walker designed and produced this bronze statue as a gift to MU. It was installed in 1992. The statue was financed by donations from Walker, King Features Syndicate, and alumni, whose names are carved on the bench and table. The statue is located near the site of The Shack, which was destroyed by fire on Halloween 1988.
Erected 1992.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Education • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.
Location. 38° 56.652′ N, 92° 19.764′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Missouri, in Boone County. It can be reached from Conley Avenue. Marker is in the Mel Carnahan Quadrangle. 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.
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 874 times since then and 33 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.
