(The Original "Boys Town")
Boys Town was founded as a home and school for homeless, abandoned, neglected or otherwise underprivileged boys, regardless of color or creed, by Father Edward J. Flanagan (1886-1948) on December 10, 1917. The first Father Flanagan's Boy's Home at 25th and Dodge Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, sheltered five boys...three from the Juvenile Court and two homeless newsboys.HM Number | HMZVX |
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Series | This marker is part of the National Historic Landmarks series |
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Marker Number | 226 |
Placed By | Boys Town and Nebraska State Historical Society |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 12:19pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14T E 740687 N 4571879 |
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Decimal Degrees | 41.26250000, -96.12686667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 15.75', W 96° 7.612' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 15' 45.00" N, 96° 7' 36.72" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 402 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 13628 Flanagan Blvd, Boys Town NE 68010, US |
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