Sherwood Anderson

Sherwood Anderson (HMSE6)

Location: Marion, VA 24354 Smyth County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 50.791', W 81° 29.556'

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Renowned author Sherwood Anderson's works influenced Faulkner, Hemingway, and other 20th century writers. Anderson was born in Camden, Ohio, on 13 Sept. 1876, moved to this area in 1926, and lived here until his death. He built his home, Ripshin, near Troutdale, and was for a time owner and publisher of two Smyth County weekly newspapers. He was best known for his book of short stories, Winesburg, Ohio. En route to begin a research tour of labor conditions in South America, with his fourth wife Eleanor Copenhaver of Marion, Anderson died on 8 Mar. 1941 in Col?n, Panama. He is buried at Round Hill Cemetery.
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HM NumberHMSE6
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Marker NumberK-46
Year Placed2000
Placed ByVirginia Department of Historic Resources
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Date Added Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 11:53am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 456082 N 4077959
Decimal Degrees36.84651667, -81.49260000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 50.791', W 81° 29.556'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 50' 47.46" N, 81° 29' 33.36" W
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Area Code(s)276
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1451-1489 Lee Highway, Marion VA 24354, US
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