Father Flanagan's Boys' Home

Father Flanagan's Boys' Home (HMZVX)

Location: Boys Town, NE 68010 Douglas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 15.75', W 96° 7.612'

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(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.

On October 17, 1921, Father Flanagan brought Overlook Farm outside Omaha, nucleus of today's Boys Town campus. From here thousands of Boys Town residents have gone on to become productive citizens in all walks of life.

The philosophy of Boys Town is summarized in Father Flanagan's words:
"Our young people are our greatest wealth. Give them a chance and they will give a good account of themselves. No boy wants to be bad. There is only bad environment, bad training, bad example, bad thinking."
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Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
1985
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior
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HM NumberHMZVX
Series This marker is part of the National Historic Landmarks series
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Marker Number226
Placed ByBoys Town and Nebraska State Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 12:19pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14T E 740687 N 4571879
Decimal Degrees41.26250000, -96.12686667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 15.75', W 96° 7.612'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 15' 45.00" N, 96° 7' 36.72" W
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Area Code(s)402
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 13628 Flanagan Blvd, Boys Town NE 68010, US
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