Clarinda in Page County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

The Glenn Miller Home

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 1, 2015

1. The Glenn Miller Home Marker

Inscription. Birthplace and childhood home of
Alton Glenn Miller
Founder of
The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Born in Clarinda
March 1, 1904

Erected by Clarinda Lions Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1894.

Location. 40° 43.981′ N, 95° 2.281′ W. Marker is in Clarinda, Iowa, in Page County. Marker is at the intersection of 16th Street / Glenn Miller Avenue and Clark Street, on the right when traveling south on 16th Street / Glenn Miller Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 601 South 16th Street / Glenn Miller Avenue, Clarinda IA 51632, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Birthplace of Glenn Miller (here, next to this marker); First School House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Original Clarinda High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vernon J. Baker (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sister Cities (approx. 0.4 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Page County Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarinda.

Also see . . .
1. Glenn Miller.

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Biography website entry (Submitted on August 20, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

2. Glenn Miller Birthplace Society. Museum website homepage (Submitted on August 20, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

3. Glenn Miller Free Listening. Last FM website entry (Submitted on August 20, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

The Glenn Miller Home and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 1, 2015

2. The Glenn Miller Home and Marker

Birthplace of Glenn Miller image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

3. Birthplace of Glenn Miller

Glenn Miller Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 1, 2015

4. Glenn Miller Statue

Inside the Glenn Miller Birthplace Museum

Glenn Miller Birthplace Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

5. Glenn Miller Birthplace Museum

At 122 West Clark Street, adjacent to the home

Glenn Miller Tile in the Iowa Walk of Fame image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

6. Glenn Miller Tile in the Iowa Walk of Fame

In neighboring Shenandoah, Iowa

Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 515 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 20, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 6. submitted on August 25, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.