Keokuk in Lee County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
National Association for Music Education
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 19, 2012
1. National Association for Music Education Marker
Inscription.
National Association for Music Education. . MENC: The National Association for Music Education was founded on this corner in the Westminster Presbyterian Church on April 12, 1907, during a meeting of music supervisors from fourteen states. The meeting was organized by Philip Cady Hayden, Music Supervisor for the Keokuk Public Schools. Since its founding, MENC has grown to over 120,000 members, and is the largest arts organization in the United States. This marker was dedicated on June 1, 2007, to all of the MENC founders , elected officers, members and employees over past 100 years, for their dedicated services toward achieving the MENC mission: "to advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all."
MENC: The National Association for Music Education was founded on this corner in the Westminster Presbyterian Church on April 12, 1907, during a meeting of music supervisors from fourteen states. The meeting was organized by Philip Cady Hayden, Music Supervisor for the Keokuk Public Schools. Since its founding, MENC has grown to over 120,000 members, and is the largest arts organization in the United States. This marker was dedicated on June 1, 2007, to all of the MENC founders , elected officers, members and employees over past 100 years, for their dedicated services toward achieving the MENC mission: "to advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all."
Erected 2007 by The National Association for Music Education.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is April 12, 1907.
Location. 40° 23.885′ N, 91° 23.042′ W. Marker is in Keokuk, Iowa, in Lee County. It is at the intersection of Blundeau Street and North 7th Street, on the right when traveling south on Blundeau Street. Marker is on the northwest corner. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Keokuk IA 52632, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Iowa. 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 the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
2. National Association for Music Education Marker
First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Iowa Marker is in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 836 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 16, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
