Site of Bauer Drug Marker

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Kearney in Buffalo County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Site of Bauer Drug
November 1, 1946 - December 1958
— Proprietor, George J. Bauer —

Site of Bauer Drug Marker Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012

1. Site of Bauer Drug Marker

Inscription.
and
Bauer Sundries & Veterinary Supplies
January 1959 - October 1969
Proprietor, Frances R. Bauer
Home of Kearney's last soda fountain

In honor of
George J. and Frances R. Bauer
for their civic mindedness and years of
dedication to the Old Town business area.

"We exist temporarily through what we take,
but we live forever through what we give."
Plaque given in honor of Frances R. Bauer's
85th birthday - June 9, 2004
and in memory of George J. Bauer
(6-7-1912 to 12-18-1958)
and Michael J. "Mick" Bauer
(6-12-1941 to 2-12-1999)
by Terri (Bauer) Hirschbrunner

Erected by Terri Bauer Hirschbrunner.

Location. 40° 41.614′ N, 99° 4.919′ W. Marker is in Kearney, Nebraska, in Buffalo County. Marker is on Central Avenue near 19th Street, on the left when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1906 Central Avenue, Kearney NE 68847, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Kearney: From the Beginning (here, next to this marker); Old Oregon Trail (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); Empress Theatre (approx. 0.3 miles away); Kearney Civil War and Spanish-American War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Historic Kearney (approx. 0.7 miles away); University of Nebraska at Kearney (approx. 0.8 miles away); Shelton Union Pacific Depot (approx. 0.8 miles away); Baldwin Engine 481 (approx. 0.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Kearney.

Site of Bauer Drug and Marker Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012

2. Site of Bauer Drug and Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 27, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 64 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on August 27, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. 2. submitted on August 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.