
Grace Melissa Dangberg
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N 38° 57.229 W 119° 45.943
11S E 260336 N 4315289
This Historical Marker is located at the northwest side of the park on the southeast side of 6th Street between Mona and Esmeralda Avenues in Minden, Nevada.
Waymark Code: WMFM33
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 11/01/2012
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Grace Melissa Dangberg
1896 — 1985
Grace Dangberg was the granddaughter of Heinrick Frederick Dangberg, a pioneer Carson Valley settler from a village near Minden, Germany, whose family founded Minden, Nevada.
Miss Dangberg, a distinguished Nevadan, devoted her considerable talents and fortune to the enhancement of cultural pursuits and Nevada history, giving generously to the University of Nevada-Reno, the Carson Valley Historical Society and other deserving institutions.
Dedicated by the Historical Society in 1988.