Grand Island in Hall County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Original Home of the Stolley Family
Stolley State Park
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 18, 2012
1. Original Home of the Stolley Family Marker (Side A)
April 6, 1831 - May 17, 1911
Wilhelmine F. Hagge Stolley
April 21, 1837 - Jan. 31, 1923
Born in Schleswig Holstein, Germany
Friederich, March 26, 1857 - Sept. 25, 1938
Anna H., June 123, 1859 - Apr. 15, 1929
Born in Davenport, Iowa
Minna M., Sept. 12, 1861 - June 26, 1942
William A., Aug. 17, 1863 - Oct. 16, 1952
Emil G., Sept. 17, 1865 - Nov. 30, 1962
Richard, Feb. 10, 1868 - Dec. 30, 1908
M. Augusta, Oct. 10, 1870 - Oct. 7, 1882
Clara A., March 8, 1873 - Dec. 2, 1948
I. Ottilie, July 18 1876 - March 14, 1922
Olga F., Dec. 8, 1882 - Dec. 26, 1977
Born in this home
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Stolley State Park
Dedicated Oct. 16, 1927
[Marker dedicated] July 4, 1932
Erected 1932 by Nebraska State Parks, City of Grand Island and Hall County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is March 26, 1869.
Location. 40° 54.035′ N, 98° 21.54′ W. Marker is on Grand Island, Nebraska, in Hall County. It can be reached from West Stolley Park Road. Marker is in Stolley Park, off Stolley Park Road. Touch for map
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Nebraska and in the Platte River Valley. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and on the prairies. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: La Grande Isle (a few steps from this marker); Grand Island (a few steps from this marker); Oldest Remaining School House (within shouting distance of this marker); Mormon Trail (approx. 1½ miles away); Old California Overland Trail (approx. 1½ miles away); The Pawnee: Prairie Town Builders, Pawnee History (approx. 1.6 miles away); Earth Lodge Design and Construction (approx. 1.6 miles away); Grand Island Public School Bell (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Island.
More about this marker. The side of the marker with family genealogical information was apparently engraved in 1967.
Also see . . . The Nebraska Park That Will Make You Feel Like You Walked Into A Fairy Tale. Only in Your State website entry (Submitted on November 28, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 18, 2012
2. Original Home of the Stolley Family Marker (Side B)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 18, 2012
3. Original Home of the Stolley Family and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 18, 2012
4. Original Home of the Stolley Family
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 18, 2012
5. Original Home of the Stolley Family
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,321 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 6, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
