Downtown Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Ralph Louis Engelstad

January 28, 1930 – November 26, 2002

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 26, 2011

1. Ralph Louis Engelstad Marker

Inscription. With gratitude to the Engelstad Family Foundation for its generous contribution to this Liberty Bell monument, and in recognition of the life and achievements of Ralph Louis Engelstad who personified the highest qualities of personal liberty. Just as the spirit of the inscription on this bell goes beyond the words themselves, so too, do the noble and humanitarian acts of Ralph Louis Engelstad.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the Liberty Bell Replica series list.

Location. 36° 9.961′ N, 115° 8.637′ W. Marker is in Las Vegas, Nevada, in Clark County. It is in Downtown Las Vegas. It is at the intersection of South 4th Street and Lewis Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South 4th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Las Vegas NV 89101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Nevada’s Mojave Desert.

It is also in the American Southwest

and in the Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Votes for Women (within shouting distance of this marker); First Church Built in Las Vegas (about 800 feet away); St. Joan Of Arc (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Preservation (approx. 0.2 miles away); Original Homesite of a Las Vegas Pioneer: Charles 'Pop’ Squires (approx.

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0.2 miles away); Manneken Pis (approx. 0.2 miles away); Las Vegas High School / Las Vegas High School Neighborhood (approx. 0.2 miles away); Las Vegas High School (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Las Vegas.

Other markers no longer nearby. Historic 5th Street School (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); County Courthouses (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 26, 2011

2. Ralph Louis Engelstad Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 26, 2011

3. Ralph Louis Engelstad Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 26, 2011

4. Ralph Louis Engelstad Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,371 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 3, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.