Robert Bacon Memorial Children's Library

Robert Bacon Memorial Children's Library (HM2GL2)

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N 40° 45.717', W 73° 35.051'

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Children's Library
Robert Bacon Memorial
1924
One of the first libraries in the world
specifically dedicated as a children's library.
The building and art were privately endowed by
Martha Bacon in memory of her husband
Colonel Robert Bacon, U.S. Secretary of State and
Ambassador to France under President Theodore Roosevelt.
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HM NumberHM2GL2
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Year Placed2018
Placed ByVillage of Westbury, Historical Society of the Westburys
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, May 5th, 2019 at 8:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 619501 N 4513295
Decimal Degrees40.76195000, -73.58418333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 45.717', W 73° 35.051'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 45' 43.02" N, 73° 35' 3.0600000000001" W
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