Ambrose G. Bierce

Ambrose G. Bierce (HMU56)

Location: Elkhart, IN 46514 Elkhart County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 41.567', W 85° 59.167'

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Born in Ohio 1842; family moved to Kosciusko County, Indiana 1846. Bierce lived and worked in Elkhart 1860-1861. Union officer wounded in Civil War. Moved to California 1866; became nationally prominent as journalist, short story writer, and critic. Assumed dead, circa 1914, on a trip to Mexico. This property purchased 1870 by his parents.
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HM NumberHMU56
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series
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Marker Number20.1998.2
Year Placed1998
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau, Elkhart County Historical Society, and Elkhart County Community Foundation
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 9:39am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 584370 N 4616163
Decimal Degrees41.69278333, -85.98611667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 41.567', W 85° 59.167'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 41' 34.02" N, 85° 59' 10.02" W
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Area Code(s)574
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 700-798 W Beardsley Ave, Elkhart IN 46514, US
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