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Location: Reno
Directions: Located inside Mountain View Cemetery, 437 Stoker Avenue
(Access via W. 4th St/Old US 40, then north on Stoker Ave.)
Location: 2
Visibility: 10
Accessibility: 5
Marker type: Metal
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Date Conquered: 7/1/07
Nearest Intersection: (At Sequoia & Juniper Sts, inside cemetery)
Quick Description: A marker honoring the youngest governor ever to run Nevada.
Signed: No -- Unfortunately, no signs were ever erected.
 Look for this intersection within the cemetery or you'll be trying to find this marker forever! |
NOTES: The SHPO lists the directions for this marker "at 437 Stoker Avenue, Mountain View Cemetery." These directions are unacceptable due to the lack of details! For one, "437 Stoker Avenue" tells a marker hunter nothing because Mountain View Cemetery is not numbered as "437." Upon arriving, the hunter will be greeted by the cemetery's entrance without much else to rely on. On my conquering, I thought the marker would be at the entrance, but I couldn't have been any more wrong!
Is it ironic to state that the hardest marker to find in Nevada is an urban marker? After all, trying to locate a single slab of stone within a cemetery is no easy task. To aid in my conquering, I had to inquire about the marker's location with one of the groundskeepers. From his reaction, I wasn't the first hunter who needed help. One thing is certain: if I hadn't asked for help, I might still be looking for #265 today! Here's the clencher... Because I had to ask where it was, my visibility rating of "10" could easily be wavered down to a 7 or 8. However, if a hunters want to rely solely on their selves to find it, this marker could easily be considered an "11." To make matters worse, Mountain View Cemetery is not a small place; the grounds extend for at least three acres. With my directions and photos below, finding #265 should be an easy bag, but just be warned -- this is active cemetery and groundskeepers patrol the grounds well for threats of vandals, especially this section of cemetery around Governor Boyle. Please be respectful.
Superlative!
#265 is the historic marker most difficult to locate in Nevada!
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 My quest for conquering Nevada's historical markers has been both thorough and adventuresome. I've ventured into wide open spaces, traversed scenic mountains and old mining towns in search of markers, but the thought of visiting an urban cemetery seems like a bit of a steal from my marker hunting experience. Nevertheless, the SHPO picked a great location for #265. |
Full Description:
Exact description as reads ...
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Eight grave sites to the north rests Emmet Derby Boyle (1879-1926), the first native-born Governor of Nevada, serving from 1915 to 1923. Born in Gold Hill, Boyle was also the first graduate of the University of Nevada to become Governor, and at age thirty-five he was the youngest person to hold the highest office of the State.
Boyle was the son of State Senator Edward Dougherty Boyle and Sarah Donoghue Boyle. As Governor, Emmet Boyle is known for his work on Nevada's water laws and for introducing the state's first executive budget. A strong supporter of women's rights, Boyle called the Nevada Legislature into special session in 1920 to ratify the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution granting women the right to vote.
Emmet Boyle died in Reno on January 3, 1926 and is buried next to his wife Vida McClure Boyle whom he married in 1903.
 Eight plots north of this marker and you will find... |
 ... Governor Boyle's Plot, the youngest governor to ever run our state. By the evidence of marker hunters before me, I'm glad to see he is still well-remembered. |
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