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Rebecca King

Denver, CO

— Miss America 1974 —

 
 
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 24, 2020
1. Rebecca King Marker
Inscription.
My grandmother was an excellent role model. She ran a large farm in Iowa. She died at 86, without seeing me become Miss America. My mother was another important role model. She was a wife, a homemaker and was busy in the community and active politically."1

"I really feel that Watergate has been good for us....A government 200 years old needs to be reevaluated at times....Maybe I'm not as radical as some, but I do feel I'm in a position to do good for women."2

1. Judy B. Rollins, "She's Not Keeping Being A Has Been," Salt Lake Tribune, 7/14/1979, Sec. 1, p. 18.

2. Judy Klemestrud, "Miss America Is Still Their Ideal," San Francisco Chronicle, 7/12/1974, p. 22

 
Erected by Miss America Organization.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureGovernment & PoliticsWomen. In addition, it is included in the Miss America Walk series list.
 
Location. 39° 21.567′ N, 74° 26.158′ W. Marker is in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in Atlantic County. It is on North Michigan Avenue just north of Atlantic Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14 N Michigan Ave, Atlantic City NJ 08401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Regionally, this marker is on New Jersey’s Jersey Shore. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dorothy Benham (here, next to this marker); Susan Perkins (here, next to this marker); Shirley Cothran (here, next to this marker); Kylene Barker (here, next to this marker); Tawny Godin (here, next to this marker); Judith Ford (here, next to this marker); Phyllis George (here, next to this marker); Laurel Lea Schaefer (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlantic City.
 
Rebecca King Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 24, 2020
2. Rebecca King Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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