Boys Town in Douglas County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Msgr. Edward Joseph Flanagan
Leabeg, Ballymoe
| | 13 July 1886 - 15 May 1948 | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 17, 2012
1. Msgr. Edward Joseph Flanagan Statue
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.
"The work will continue, you see,
whether I am there or not,
because it is God's work, not mine."
Msgr. Edward J. Flanagan
Mol an oige
agus tiocfaidh si
Ni neart go cur le cheile
Unveiled by Fr. Val Peter
Executive Director
5th October 2002
Sculptor - Fred Hoppe
Nebraska U.S.A.
Erected 2002 by Boys Town National Alumni Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is October 5, 2002.
Location. 41° 15.737′ N, 96° 8.081′ W. Marker is in Boys Town, Nebraska, in Douglas County. It can be reached from Grodinsky Circle. Statue is off Grodinsky Circle, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Father Flanagan Historic House (here, next to this marker); Boys Town Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Right Reverend Monsignor Edward J. Flanagan (approx. 0.3 miles away); Father Flanagan's Boys' Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Lincoln Highway at Elkhorn (approx. 3.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away); Ak-Sar-Ben Field and the U.S. Air Mail (approx. 6.3 miles away); Omaha (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all
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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. Msgr. Edward Joseph Flanagan Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 17, 2012
3. Msgr. Edward Joseph Flanagan Quote
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 17, 2012
4. Msgr. Edward J. Flanagan Statue (Gaelic)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 17, 2012
5. Msgr. Edward Joseph 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 765 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
