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4-H Youth Program Historical Markers

Markers relating to efforts across rural America to provide youth with informal education to supplement school classroom training which ultimately resulted in the 4-H program which offered a four-square education centered around "Hearts, Hands, Heads and Health." While initially rural in focus, 4-H reaches youth in many urban areas across the country.
 
By Mark Hilton, March 6, 2019
Sonora School and Community Hall Marker
1 ► Alabama, Baldwin County, Summerdale — Sonora Community / Sonora School and Community Hall —
2 ► Arkansas, Washington County, Fayetteville — 4H House — 1951-2003 —
3 ► Colorado, Jefferson County, Golden, Lakota Hills — In Memory of Charles E. Kirk — 1900 - 1981 — Reported missing
4 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Townsend, Appoquinimink Hundred — NC-144A — Sgt. William Lloyd Nelson — Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient —
5 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — "For Country, for Community!" —
6 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Bradford Pear Tree — (Pyrus calleryana Bradford) —
7 ► Florida, Alachua County, Gainesville — Florida 4-H —
8 ► Georgia, Putnam County, Eatonton — 117-9 — George Claud Adams —
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9 ► Georgia, Putnam County, Eatonton — 117-1 — Georgia 4-H Clubs — Motto: “To Make the Best Better” — ← —
10 ► Illinois, LaSalle County, Ottawa — In Memory of W.R. Foster —
11 ► Iowa, Page County, Clarinda — Historical Goldenrod — Birthplace of 4H —
12 ► Iowa, Page County, Clarinda — Jessie Field Shambaugh —
13 ► Iowa, Page County, Clarinda — 28 — Jessie Field Shambaugh — (1881 - 1971) —
14 ► Kansas, Morris County, Council Grove — Morris County 4-H Fairgrounds Circle of History —
15 ► Louisiana, Avoyelles Parish, Moreauville — Moreauville —
16 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Edmondson's Reserve —
17 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — The Doncaster Dwelling: A Perfect Substitute —
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18 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — William Still: "Father of the Underground Railroad" —
19 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Chevy Chase — The 4-H Club Pledge —
20 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Chevy Chase — W.K. Kellogg Hall — National 4-H Center —
21 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Sandy Spring — Historic Sites Allegedly Connected to the Underground Railroad / Mamma Annie Matthews — Sandy Spring African American Heritage Trail — [Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery] —
22 ► Minnesota, Douglas County, Alexandria — Theodore A. Erickson — 1871-1963 —
23 ► Missouri, Gasconade County, Owensville — Four Leaf Clover —
24 ► Missouri, Iron County, Ironton — Iron County - The "Birthplace of 4-H" in Missouri — 1914 —
25 ► Missouri, Pettis County, Sedalia — 4-H Building — 1905 — Architect: Thomas Bast • Contractor: T. H. Johnson —
26 ► Nebraska, Cedar County, Hartington — 321 — Hartington - Home of two Nebraska Governors —
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27 ► Nebraska, York County, York — 269 — Nebraska 4-H Clubs Began in York County —
28 ► New York, Niagara County, Lockport — 855 — Gertrude Warren —
29 ► North Carolina, Hertford County, Ahoskie — A-51 — 4-H Club —
30 ► Ohio, Champaign County, St. Paris — 22-11 — A. B. Graham —
31 ► Ohio, Clark County, Springfield — A. B. Graham — Founder of 4-H —
32 ► Ohio, Clark County, Springfield — Springfield —
33 ► Ohio, Clark County, Springfield — The A. B. Graham Building —
34 ► Ohio, Clark County, Springfield — 3-12 — The Birthplace of 4-H —
35 ► Ohio, Delaware County, Gregory — Former Site of Berlin School — 1915 - 1973 — "Oh, we're proud of the school that stands on the hill." —
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36 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Columbus, Olentangy West — 117- 25 — A. B. Graham and the 4-H Movement / Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center —
37 ► Ohio, Fulton County, Fayette — Camp Palmer Time Line — 1946-1958 —
38 ► Ohio, Fulton County, Fayette — Camp Palmer Time Line — 1959-1990 —
39 ► Ohio, Fulton County, Fayette — Camp Palmer Time Line — 1991-2009 —
40 ► Ohio, Miami County, Conover — 17-55 — Brown Township School District #6 — (Allen's School) —
41 ► Ohio, Miami County, Lena — Lena —
42 ► South Carolina, Abbeville County, Abbeville — Marie Cromer Seigler —
43 ► South Carolina, Aiken County, Eureka — 2-20 — Marie Cromer Seigler House —
44 ► Virginia, Albemarle County, Charlottesville, Roslyn Ridge — Legacy of Hugh Carr / The Village of Hydraulic Mills —
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45 ► Virginia, Dinwiddie County, McKenney — S-86 — Origins of 4-H in Virginia —
46 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Herndon, Frying Pan Farm Park — The 4-H Building —
47 ► West Virginia, Fayette County, Clifftop — Camp Washington Carver — African American Heritage Tour —
48 ► West Virginia, Monongalia County, Morgantown — Big Log Cabin —
49 ► West Virginia, Monongalia County, Morgantown — Camp Muffly —
50 ► West Virginia, Monongalia County, Morgantown — Cass Cabin —
51 ► West Virginia, Monongalia County, Morgantown — Clinton Cabin —
52 ► West Virginia, Monongalia County, Morgantown — Grant Cabin —
53 ► West Virginia, Monongalia County, Morgantown — Little Log Cabin —
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54 ► West Virginia, Monongalia County, Morgantown — Monongalia County Extension Services & 4-H Center —
55 ► West Virginia, Monongalia County, Morgantown — Morgan Cabin —
56 ► West Virginia, Monongalia County, Morgantown — The Dining Hall —
57 ► West Virginia, Monongalia County, Morgantown — The Office —
58 ► West Virginia, Randolph County, Elkwater — Camp Good Luck —
59 ► Wisconsin, Racine County, Yorkville — 565 — Yorkville #4 School —
 
 
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