East End in Boise in Ada County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)
Cynthia Mann
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, June 26, 2023
1. Cynthia Mann Marker
In Honor of Cynthia Mann who dedicated this block of land to help establish the Children’s Home Society of Idaho.
She expressed the philosophy that had guided her life in a letter to a friend shortly before her death in 1920:
Some want wealth and ease, some learning and culture, some music and poetry. I chose the latter; the music of children’s happy voices, and poetry of their lives; for as Longfellow says “They are living poems and all the rest are dead.” Am I not right when I say it should not be called a sacrifice when we get large returns?
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.
Location. 43° 36.556′ N, 116° 11.218′ W. Marker is in Boise, Idaho, in Ada County. It is in East End. It can be reached from East Warm Springs Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 740 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise ID 83712, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Idaho’s Snake River Plain. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Children’s Home Society of Idaho (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Children’s Home Society of Idaho (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Children’s Home Society of Idaho (a few
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More about this marker. The marker is located within a courtyard/playground area in front of the Warm Springs Counseling Center.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, June 26, 2023
2. Cynthia Mann Marker
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, June 26, 2023
3. Cynthia Mann Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 145 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 4, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
