Duckburg

Where is Duckburg?

Duckburg is located in the state of Calisota. That is mentioned in The Gilded Man by Carl Barks, where an address is given as 45 Mallard Avenue, Duckburg, Calisota. Barks never mentioned the name Calisota again, but it has been used now and then in later stories by other people.

In the television quiz show in WDC 152 one contestant gets the question How many states in the 48 states? (this was before Alaska and Hawaii became states of the USA), so it seems like the USA of the Ducks have the same number of states as our USA, even though there's an extra state there.

Here are some Barks data on where Duckburg (and Calisota) might be:

• The Seven Cities of Cibola: The Arizona Desert is shown to be apparently in walking distance from Duckburg.
• WDC 202: The Ducks travel north to Washington State.

One non-Barks source for where the Ducks' hometown (the name Duckburg isn't used here) is Southern Hospitality, where the following conversation takes place (page 6):

Huey, Dewey, or Louie:

What route are we taking, Unca Donald?

Donald:

The southern route--through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas-- and into the Deep South!

Other places

A neighbouring town is Goosetown. Another is Pickleburg in WDC 72.

Other sources

• The lives and times in Duckburg: About the history of Duckburg, by Sigvald Grøsfjeld Jr.

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