Woodbury in Washington County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Photographed by McGhiever, September 9, 2024

1. Neighbors Helping Neighbors Marker

Inscription.

When she accepted the Citizen of the Year award in 2014, Inez Oehlke talked about communities working together to get things done: putting their "shoulder to the wheel."

Inez loved telling stories about Woodbury families working together and neighbors helping neighbors for the good of the community. Inez was 96 years old when she died in 2016, but her community spirit lives on. Her bequest helped to fund the barn restoration.

Aww Shucks
Wayne Schilling shows children how to shuck corn at a school program.

Erected 2023 by Woodbury Heritage Society and the City of Woodbury.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 2014.

Location. 44° 55.47′ N, 92° 52.412′ W. Marker is in Woodbury, Minnesota, in Washington County. It can be reached from Valley Creek Road, on the right when traveling west. The marker is in Valley Creek Park, at the south end of the Heritage Trail loop. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11500 Valley Creek Road, Saint Paul MN 55129, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Helping Hands (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); What's Under Your Feet? (about 700 feet away); The Miller Barn (about 800 feet away); Farmland to Forest (approx. 0.2 miles away); Farming Roots (approx. 0.2 miles away); The St. Croix River Valley / Welcome to Minnesota (approx. 3.2 miles away); Bolles Flour Mill (approx. 4.7 miles away); In the Summer of 1910 (approx. 6.6 miles away in Wisconsin). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodbury.

Also see . . . You can make a difference–get involved. (QR code on marker) (Submitted on September 13, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.)

Neighbors Helping Neighbors Marker in Valley Creek Park, due north of the playground and barn image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, September 9, 2024

2. Neighbors Helping Neighbors Marker in Valley Creek Park, due north of the playground and barn

Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 13, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.