Governor Emmet Derby Boyle
"Once again, the SHPO offers little help in its directions. "437 Stoker Avenue" doesn't say much. Neither does the entrance gate to the Mountain View Cemetery. I guess I was expecting Governor Boyle's plot to be highly decorated, but no ... not in the slightest. But that's not even the problem. For such a significant marker, you'd think the SHPO would do a little better listing its whereabouts? Nope. Not in the slightest. Help Wanted." -- November 2008
![[265]](http://www.nv-landmarks.com/Landmark%20Photos/wa/shl265.jpg)
| Inside Mountain View Cemetery, Sequoia and Juniper Sts. -- Reno |
39.525230, -119.845050Original Date Visited: 11/1/08
Last Confirmed: 11/14/22
Signed: No
A Toughie, but a Goodie!The SHPO erroneously lists the directions for Marker 265 as ... "437 Stoker Avenue, Mountain View Cemetery." This address tells us nothing because you won't "437" along Stoker Avenue anywhere. What we have here is another scenario similar to Marker 250 and a true game of detective. Welcome to Mountain View Cemetery. Is it ironic that the most difficult marker to find in Nevada is located in the depths of urban Reno? Here's why. Trying to locate a single slab of stone within a cemetery, without much help or indication of its presence, is most definitely no easy task. We inquired about the marker's location with one of the groundskeepers and from his reaction we weren't the first who needed help. Oh, and this 4-acre cemetery is far from small and quaint. 
Fortunately the roads are signed within the cemetery grounds to aid visitors in finding certain plots. With that being said, make your way to "Sequoia." Follow this road for about 3/4 mile to "Juniper." Park here and and find Governor Boyle right at the corner. According to the groundskeeper, this places the marker approximately eight plots north of Governor Boyle's actual burial plot. Our quest has taken us into the great wide open of Nevada, over scenic mountains, and into some of the most remote country in search of markers. The thought of the "most challenging to find" inside of an urban cemetery leaves quite a bit to be desired. Nevertheless, Kudos for this terrific placement! |
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![[265] Marker 265 plaque](http://www.nv-landmarks.com/Landmark Photos/wa/265-1.jpg "[265] Marker 265 plaque")
![[265] Governor Boyles plot](http://www.nv-landmarks.com/Landmark Photos/wa/265-3.jpg "[265] Governor Boyles plot")
Exact Description:
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.
Marker 265 honors Nevada's youngest governor.
COVERED IN MY I-80 ROAD TRIP
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