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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Boys Town

 
Clickable Map of Douglas County, Nebraska and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Douglas County, NE (160) Dodge County, NE (21) Sarpy County, NE (34) Saunders County, NE (12) Washington County, NE (37) Pottawattamie County, IA (49)  DouglasCounty(160) Douglas County (160)  DodgeCounty(21) Dodge County (21)  SarpyCounty(34) Sarpy County (34)  SaundersCounty(12) Saunders County (12)  WashingtonCounty(37) Washington County (37)  PottawattamieCountyIowa(49) Pottawattamie County (49)
Omaha is the county seat for Douglas County
Boys Town is in Douglas County
Douglas County (160)  ►
ADJACENT TO DOUGLAS COUNTY
Dodge County (21)  ►
Sarpy County (34)  ►
Saunders County (12)  ►
Washington County (37)  ►
Pottawattamie County, Iowa (49)  ►
 
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1 ► Nebraska, Douglas County, Boys Town — Boys Town Veterans Memorial —
Dedicated to Boys Town's sons & daughters who have served their country in the Armed Forces July 1991 Honoring Boys Town Alumni who gave the Ultimate Sacrifice Ask not what your country can do for you ask what you can do for . . . — — Map (db m58573) WM
2 ► Nebraska, Douglas County, Boys Town — Father Flanagan Historic House —
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m58484) HM
3 ► Nebraska, Douglas County, Boys Town — 226 — Father Flanagan's Boys' Home — (The Original "Boys Town") —
Boys Town was founded as a home and school for homeless, abandoned, neglected or otherwise underprivileged boys, regardless of color or creed, by Father Edward J. Flanagan (1886-1948) on December 10, 1917. The first Father Flanagan's Boy's Home at . . . — — Map (db m53109) HM
4 ► Nebraska, Douglas County, Boys Town — Msgr. Edward Joseph Flanagan — Leabeg, Ballymoe — 13 July 1886 - 15 May 1948 —
Founder of Boys Town 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 . . . — — Map (db m58482) HM
5 ► Nebraska, Douglas County, Boys Town — Right Reverend Monsignor Edward J. Flanagan — 1886 - 1948 —
In memory of 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" — — Map (db m58481) HM
 
 
 
 
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Nov. 12, 2026