(12 Dec. 1830-3 June, 1922)
Born Mary Virginia Hawes at Dennisville about eight miles south, Harland was a prolific author, producing a syndicated newspaper column for women, many short stories, 25 novels, 25 volumes on domestic life, and 12 books on travel, biography, and Virginia history. Her Common Sense in the Household (1871) was the best-selling cookbook in America for more than fifty years, until the Fannie Farmer Cookbook and the Settlement Cookbook became popular after World War I.| HM Number | HMCI7 |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | M 28 |
| Year Placed | 1998 |
| Placed By | Department of Historic Resources |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 7:40am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 235879 N 4136894 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 37.34120000, -77.98146667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 20.472', W 77° 58.888' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 20' 28.32" N, 77° 58' 53.28" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 804 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 16124 State Rte 1003, Amelia Court House VA 23002, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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