McCook in Red Willow County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Ben Nelson Home

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 6, 2021

1. Ben Nelson Home Marker

Inscription.
Boyhood home of E. Benjamin Nelson, Governor of Nebraska from 1991 to 1999. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000. Moved from original location on West B St.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Notable Buildings.

Location. 40° 12.199′ N, 100° 37.557′ W. Marker is in McCook, Nebraska, in Red Willow County. Marker is on Norris Avenue south of West G Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located near the northeast corner of the subject house. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 608 Norris Avenue, Mc Cook NE 69001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. George W. Norris Home (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); George William Norris (about 300 feet away); Erected in Memory of Bert Lafferty (about 400 feet away); Harry D. Strunk (about 600 feet away); Frank Morrison Home (about 600 feet away); First Homestead in Red Willow Co. (approx. 6.7 miles away); Pawnee Woman’s Grave (approx. 11 miles away).

Regarding Ben Nelson Home. Nelson has maintained his childhood home for years, moving it from its original site, along U.S. Highway 34/6, to Norris Avenue about

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a decade ago. In the past, the senator would stay at the home on occasion. In 2010, a bronze sculpture was erected in front of the house that depicts Nelson receiving his Eagle Scout badge from his mother, Birdella, as his father, Benjamin Earl Nelson, looks on.

Also see . . .
1. Earl Benjamin Nelson. Wikipedia entry:
Earl Benjamin Nelson is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 37th governor of Nebraska from 1991 to 1999 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 2001 to 2013. (Submitted on July 11, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Statue honors Ben Nelson, Distinguished Eagle Scout and Nebraska senator. Bryan on Scouting website entry:
A mother pinning the Eagle Scout Award on her son’s uniform is one of those picture-perfect Scouting moments. For Ben Nelson, U.S. Senator from Nebraska and Distinguished Eagle Scout, an image of that moment has been forever preserved by a new statue created to honor him. (Submitted on July 11, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Ben Nelson Home Marker image. Click for more information.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 6, 2021

2. Ben Nelson Home Marker

(Ben Nelson boyhood home in background) "Ben Nelson’s childhood home joins museum complex highlighting politicians from McCook"
AP News website entry
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Ben Nelson Eagle Scout Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 6, 2021

3. Ben Nelson Eagle Scout Sculpture

(shows Nelson’s mother pinning the Eagle Scout badge on her son’s uniform)

Ben Nelson Boyhood Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 6, 2021

4. Ben Nelson Boyhood Home

Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 188 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 11, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.