Boys Town in Douglas County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Right Reverend Monsignor Edward J. Flanagan
1886 - 1948
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 17, 2012
1. Rt. Rev. Monsignor Edward J. Flanagan Marker
Rt. Rev. Monsignor
Edward J. Flanagan
Founder of Boys Town and
Recipient of Variety Clubs
First Humanitarian Award
His dictum:
"There is no such thing as a bad boy"
Erected 1948 by The Variety Clubs International.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 41° 15.537′ N, 96° 7.8′ W. Marker is in Boys Town, Nebraska, in Douglas County. It is on Heroes Boulevard south of Flanagan Boulevard, on the left when traveling north. Marker and statue are on the Boys Town campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boys Town NE 68010, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Nebraska and in Greater Omaha. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Boys Town Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Father Flanagan's Boys' Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); Msgr. Edward Joseph Flanagan (approx. 0.3 miles away); Father Flanagan Historic House (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Lincoln Highway at Elkhorn (approx. 4.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); Ak-Sar-Ben Field and the U.S. Air Mail (approx. 6 miles away); Omaha (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boys Town.
Also see . . . About Boys Town. (Submitted on August 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 17, 2012
2. Rt. Rev. Monsignor Edward J. Flanagan Statue
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 17, 2012
3. Rt. Rev. Monsignor Edward J. Flanagan Statue
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 17, 2012
4. Rt. Rev. Monsignor Edward J. Flanagan Statue
Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 947 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
