Doris Foley - Nevada City, California
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Memorial plaque to Doris Foley.
Waymark Code: WMW25N
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2017
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Memorial plaque in sidewalk in front of Firehouse No. 1 Museum in Nevada City, California. The Doris Foley Library for Historical Research is named for her.
Text of Plaque:
Nevada City Commemorative Marker No. 4
Honoring
Doris Foley
Teacher - Writer - Historian
1904 - 1982
Doris was a charter member of the Nevada County Historical Society and led the drive that established a museum here at the Nevada Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse. A school teacher and respected writer, she chronicled local history and spearheaded creation of the Searls Historical Library on Church Street.
Placed by the City Council of Nevada City
April 27, 1994
Location: In front of Firehouse No. 1 Museum in Nevada City, California
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: Not listed
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