Harold C. Urey

Harold C. Urey (HM1FI5)

Location: Walkerton, IN 46574 St. Joseph County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 27.972', W 86° 28.926'

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Erected by and for the

American Legion Post No. 189

to designate the birthplace of

Scientist, Educator, Lecturer, Author

Harold C. Urey

1934 Nobel Prize Winner

for his discovery of heavy

hydrogen or deuterium and

noted for many other major

contributions to science

Through his discovery

of deuterium, the

hydrogen bomb

became possible

Born April 29, 1893 at

Walkerton Indiana to

Samuel Clayton and

Cora Rebecca (Reinoehl)Urey
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HM NumberHM1FI5
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Placed ByAmerican Legion Post. No. 189
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at 6:09pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 543247 N 4590641
Decimal Degrees41.46620000, -86.48210000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 27.972', W 86° 28.926'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 27' 58.32" N, 86° 28' 55.56" W
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Area Code(s)574
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 701-799 IN-23, Walkerton IN 46574, US
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