Grass Valley in Nevada County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Lyman Gilmore, Jr.

1874 – 1951

Photographed by Syd Whittle, January 17, 2006

1. Lyman Gilmore, Jr. Marker

Inscription. Lyman Gilmore, Jr. established the first commercial airport on this site in 1907. To him and his memory the people of this community dedicate this school as the:
Lyman Gilmore School Grass Valley School District Board of Trustees Brian A. Bennallack - President • Dr. Robert L. Ross, Jr.- Clerk • Harrel W. Ammon
Mrs. Lou Kennedy • Jack Montre Vernon C. Bond – Superintendent George C. Higgins and Associates – Architect Joe W. Ruess – Landscape Architect Dorville, Galling and Kohler – General Contracters

Erected 1968 by The Grand Lodge F. & A.M., November 2, 1968.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Education • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 39° 13.307′ N, 121° 4.405′ W. Marker is in Grass Valley, California, in Nevada County. It can be reached from Rough and Ready Highway. Marker is located on the sign for the Lyman Gilmore School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10837 Rough & Ready Highway, Grass Valley CA 95945, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Edward Coleman House (approx. half a mile away); The Holbrooke Hotel (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Holbrooke Hotel (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Alpha Building (approx. 0.6 miles away); Historic Emmanuel Episcopal Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Binkelmann Brewery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Grass Valley Hardware (approx. 0.6 miles away); The First Woman's Christian Temperance Union (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grass Valley.

Also see . . . Lyman Wiswell Gilmore Jr. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on October 22, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Lyman Gilmore, Jr. Marker and School Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, January 17, 2006

2. Lyman Gilmore, Jr. Marker and School Sign

Mural on Side of Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, January 17, 2006

3. Mural on Side of Building

Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,107 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 3, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.