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*HM 265*


-- Governor Emmet Derby Boyle --

Location: Reno
Directions: Located inside Mountain View Cemetery, 437 Stoker Avenue
--- Access via W. 4th St/Old US 40 (SR 647), then N on Stoker ---

Location: 2
Visibility: 10
Accessibility: 5
Marker type: Metal

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: Directions from other sources will simply tell you this marker is located at "437 Stoker Avenue, Mountain View Cemetery". Again, these directions are unacceptable due to the lack of details! "437 Stoker Avenue" tells a marker hunter nothing. The cemetery is NOT SIGNED "437"; upon arriving, the hunter will be greeted by the cemetery's entrance without much else to rely on. Ironically, this urban marker is by far the hardest marker to find in Nevada. Why? Trying to locate a single slab of stone within a cemetery is no easy task. Here's where it gets interesting: To conquer this marker, I had to inquire about its 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, trying to find it by yourself, 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 direction, finding #265 should be easy, 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.

#265 is the MOST HARDEST TO SPOT in Nevada!

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. Well done.

Full Description:
Exact description as reads...

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.

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