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Apendix 1 - Location of Eagles
Tombstones by City
[Working Draft, Oct. 24, 2011]

   The list of Eagle monoliths, below, has been compiled from various sources including court cases and Google. It is incomplete, as it is believe that there were more than 150 monoliths donated by the Eagles to cities and states. If you are aware of an other monoliths, have digital pictures of any monoliths or have additional information or corrections, please notify Bob Ritter at Bob@jmcenter.org. Thank you.

  1. Ambridge, Pennsylvania — first F.O.E. monolith, 1955.
  2. Anderson, Indiana — 1958; destroyed by a vandel in 2004.
  3. Aspen, Colorado — Conner Park, next to City Hall.
  4. Austin, Texas — 1961; Texas state capitol grounds; subject of law suit in Van Orden v. Perry (2005).
  5. Bedford, Indiana — removed from public property in November 2000.
  6. Boise, Idaho — 1965; removed from public property in March 2004.
  7. Bozeman, Montana — downtown park, 1970.
  8. Brainerd, Minnesota — Crow Wing County courthouse.
  9. Brigham City, Utah — in front of Brigham City lodge of F.O.E. at 912 N. Main St. (private property); 1965.
  10. Carson City, Nevada — 1971.
  11. Casper, Wyoming — 1965; FFRF threatened to sue Casper in Sept. 2003 if it did remove its 10C monolith, Paster Fred Phelps threatened Casper in Oct. 2003 if it wouldn't allow a and the city temporarily removed monolith from City Park on Nov. 14, 2003 pending approval of preminiary plans by City Council to build a Historical Monument Plaza which would include the Ten Commandments monument (and stone monuments depciting the Magna Carta, the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, the Preamble to the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights).
  12. Cedar Rapids, Iowa — in a plaza by the city hall.
  13. Cheyenne, Wyoming — in Lyons park.
  14. Chicago, Illinois — .
  15. Cincinatti, Ohio — removed from public property in 2003.
  16. Cledarfield, Pennsylvania — courthouse.
  17. Clovis, New Mexico — 1967; on the lawn in front of Curry County courthouse.
  18. Cobb County, Georgia — removed from public property in 1994.
  19. Cody, Wyoming — June 1966.
  20. Coeur d'Alene (Kootenai County), Idaho — on the lawn of the east side of the Kootenai County Courthouse.
  21. Connellsville, Pennsylvania — 1957; Connellsville Junior High School.
  22. Craven County, North Carlina — removed from public property.
  23. Cumberland, Maryland — 1957; courthouse lawn.
  24. Custer County, Montana — removed from public property in August 2003.
  25. Dallas (Dallas County), Texas — .
  26. Denver, Colorado — 1955; on the lawn of the state capitol; State of Colorado v. Freedom From Religion Foundation.
  27. Duchesne City, Utah — in Roy Park; August 2003, mayor transfered a 10'x 11' plot of land containing the 10C monolith to the Duchesne Lions Club Summum v. Duchesne City, (10th Cir., Apr. 17, 2007); Duchesne City v. Summum, cert. granted 2008.
  28. Duluth, Minnesota — The monolith has been on the Duluth City Hall lawn, facing the intersection of Fourth Avenue West and First Street, since October 1957; was removed in May 2004 as a result of litigation; F.O.E. chapter was defunct in 2004. [Duluth's embattled Ten Commandments monument is leaving the lawn at City Hall and relocating to a Lakeville church. The nondenominational Celebration Church of Lakeville submitted a winning bid of $15,105 to buy the 7-foot slab of granite. The offer topped 12 other bids opened Tuesday afternoon in Duluth City Hall. The 8-year-old congregation and its pastor, longtime radio and television evangelist Lowell Lundstrom, plan to display the monument outside their church building at 16655 Kenyon Ave., near Interstate 35 and 162nd Street.]
  29. Elkhart, Indiana — subject of law suit in Books v. City of Elkhart (7th Cir., Dec. 13, 2000).
  30. Everett, Washington — on the lawn in front of the police department, 1959; Card v. City of Everett (9th Cir., Mar. 26, 2008) held that city did not violation the E.C. on basis of Van Orden v. Perry (2005).
  31. Fallon, Nevada — 1972; south lawn of City Hall
  32. Fargo, North Dakota — 1958 by Aerie No. 153; on the lawn of City Hall. Photos.
  33. Fort Wayne (Allen County), Indiana — Allen County Public Library.
  34. Frankfort, Kentucky — (in storage) 1971.
  35. Frederick, Maryland — 1958 (in public park; land underneath tombstone sold). Photos
  36. Freemont, Nebraska — in a public park.
  37. Gibson County (Princeton), Indiana — courthouse lawn.
  38. Grand Junction, Colorado — on the lawn in front of City Hall, 1958 [removed from public property 2001?].
  39. Grayson County, Kentucky — removed from public property 2002.
  40. Great Falls, Montana — 1967; outside the Cascade County Court House.
  41. Grove City, Ohio — headquarters of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 1623 Gateway Circle S., Grove City, Ohio.
  42. Habersham County, Georgia — removed from public property in November 2003.
  43. Hamilton County, Tennessee — removed from public property 2002.
  44. Hanover, Pennsylvania — 1957; Wirt Park in York County; on a 15'x15' piece of property sold to Gitt-Moul Historic Properties January 2004.
  45. Harlan County, Kentucky — removed from public property May 2000.
  46. Hastings, Nebraska — Parkview Cemetery
  47. Hayden, Idaho — in a park near city hall.
  48. Helena, Montana — on the capitol grounds.
  49. Humansville, Missouri — School District.
  50. Indianapolis, Indiana — removed from public property in 2002.
  51. International Peace Gardens, North Dakota — donated by F.O.E. of South Dakota, North Dakota and Manitoba, Canada; 1956.
  52. Iowa City (Johnson County), Iowa — Aerie 695, 1964; Iowa Civil Liberties Union asked (Aug. 2000) the monolith to be removed from the Courthouse property. To avoid legal action, local aerie voluteered to remove the monument and rededicated at the Aerie. (Eagles Mag., Nov. 2001); removed from public property in March 2004
  53. Jefferson City, MO — on the grounds of the state capitol (north side). The 6-foot granite monument sits discretely off the side of a scenic overlook above the Missouri River on the Capitol grounds (Lincoln Park). The state Eagles club dedicated it on June 28, 1958.
  54. Junction City, Kansas — in front of municipal building.
  55. Kalispell, Montana — Flathead County Courthouse
  56. Kansas City (Wyandotte County), Kansas—removed from public property.
  57. Kemmerer, Wyoming — .
  58. La Crosse, Wisconsin — dedicated June 19, 1965; in Cameron Park; the City then sold the monument and the land around it to the Fraternal Order of Eagles. That sale was upheld by the Seventh Circuit. See Mercier v. Fraternal Order of Eagles, No. 04-1321, 2005 WL 81886 (7th Cir. Jan. 3, 2005).
  59. Lawrence County, Indiana — August 17, 1957 by Boone Aerie #2062;removed from public property in 2000.
  60. Lebanon (Boone County), Indiana — 1957.
  61. Logan, Ohio — Worthington Park.
  62. Lorain, Ohio — May 30, 1961.
  63. Lovelock, Nevada — 1967; town hall.
  64. Lyon County, Nevada - courthouse.
  65. Manden, North Dakota — outside the Morton County Courthous.
  66. Manhattan, Kansas — removed from public property.
  67. McCreary County, Kentucky — removed from public property May 2000.
  68. Mercer County, Kentucky — courthouse.
  69. Milwaukee, Wisconsin — Resolution signed 1/31/2002 by major to authorizing acceptance of an offer from the F.O.E. to accept the return of the monolith of the 10C located on the grass plot immediately south of the Market Street garage entrance to the Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building.
  70. Monongahela, Pennsylvania — .
  71. Monroe, Wisconsin — removed from Lincoln Park.
  72. Montgomery, Alabama — removed from public property in August, 2003.
  73. Morhead (Clay County), North Daktoa — by Fargo, N.D. Aerie No. 153. Photos.
  74. Murfreesboro, Tennessee — removed from public property in June 2002.
  75. Murray, Utah — in response to a complaint letter, the 10C monolith was moved to private property.
  76. Nebraska City, Nebraska — .
  77. New Kensington, Pennsylvania — Valley High School.
  78. Oakland, California — Oakland Zoo.
  79. Ogden, Utah — Ogden Municipal Garden (which are located on the grounds north of the Ogden City Municipal Building) May 1966; as a result of a lawsuit, the monolith was moved to private property. The monument was jointly owned by Ogden City and Weber County for a period of time until Ogden City became the sole owner. [A least six other monuments are located in the Ogden Municipal Gardens commemorating historical, secular and cultural figures and events associated with the area.]
  80. Phoenix, Arizona — 1964; sits on state park land in Wesley Bolin Plaza, just east of the Arizona state capitol.
  81. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — July 28, 1956.
  82. Plattsmouth, Nebraska — 1965; removed from public property in February 2004.
  83. Pleasant Grove City, Utah — 1971; Pioneer Park; Pleasant Grove City v. Summum .
  84. Post Falls (Kootenai County), Idaho — on the lawn in front of city hall.
  85. Princeton (Gibson County), Indiana — .
  86. Providence, Rhode Island — Roger Williams Park, 1963.
  87. Provo, Utah — 1963; the 10C monolith was moved to private property.
  88. Pulaski County, Kentucky — removed from public property May 2000.
  89. Roswell (Chaves County), New Mexico — April 28, 1973; Chaves County Courthouse.
  90. Richmond (Wayne County), Indiana — .
  91. Roy, Utah — removed from public property.
  92. Rutherford County — removed from public property in 2002.
  93. Salt Lake City, Utah — lawsuit, moved to private property.
  94. Santa Fe, New Mexico — .
  95. Somersworth (Stradford County), New Hampshire — sits on city-owned land near city hall.
  96. Springfield (Clark County), Ohio — .
  97. Stigler (Haskell County), Oklahoma — Haskell County Courthouse
  98. Sullivan County, Tennessee — courthouse.
  99. Taylor County, Tennessee — removed from public property in January 2003.
  100. Toledo (Lucas County), Ohio — 1957; outside the Lucas County courthouse. ACLU sued in 2002 to remove 10C monolith.
  101. Tooele, Utah — in response to a complaint letter, the 10C monolith was moved to private property.
  102. Trenton, New Jersey — in a public park.
  103. Vincennes, Indiana — no longer on public property.
  104. Virginia City, Nevada — 1971.
  105. Wallace, Indiana — 1970.
  106. Washington County, Tennessee — .
  107. West Valley City, Utah — always on private property.
  108. Winona, Minnesota — .
  109. Winston Salem, North Carolina — removed from public property in January 2004.
  110. Yuma, Arizona — .

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