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By Tom Gillard, December 30, 2009 | |
| | | 1. "Charles Egbert Craddock" Marker | | |
Inscription. Mary Noailles Murfree, who later became a prominent authoress under this pen-name, was born at "Grantlands," whose site is now marked by a large pine tree, Jan. 24, 1850. Educated at the Nashville Female Academy, later in Philadelphia, her first work was published in 1874, her last posthumously in 1930. She died in Murfreesboro, July 31, 1922. (Marker Number 3A 59.)
Location. 35° 51.335′ N, 86° 24.182′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. Marker is at the intersection of Broad Street (U.S. 41) and West Lokely Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Broad Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Murfreesboro TN 37130, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Army of the Cumberland (approx. 0.9 miles away); Forrest’s Murfreesboro Raid (approx. 1 miles away); Oaklands (approx. 1.4 miles away); Bradley Academy (approx. 1.5 miles away); Murfreesboro (approx. 1.7 miles away); Chalmers’ Brigade at Murfreesboro (approx. 1.8 miles away); Donelson’s Brigade at Murfreesboro (approx. 1.8 miles away); Geographic Center of Tennessee (approx. 2.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Murfreesboro.
Regarding "Charles Egbert Craddock". Nashville Female Academy- 1816
The Nashville Female Academy opened in 1816 with Dr. C. D. Elliott as its conductor. Dr. Berry principled the school for several years, during which time Margaret Jane May, Ann, and Elizabeth Overton attended the academy. When Dr. Berry resigned, Rev. Hume presided until his death in 1833 after which Rev. Robert Lapsley oversaw about 200 students with a little over 70 in the boarding house. The school saw hard times during the Civil War and closed soon afterwards.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Mary Noailles Murfree
Also see . . . Mary Noailles Murfree. In the latter part of the nineteenth century, Mary Noailles Murfree depicted the scenery and people of the Tennessee mountains for a national audience. At a time when local color fiction was much in vogue throughout the country, she came to prominence as the most noted writer using the southern mountains as the setting for her fiction. (Submitted on January 1, 2010.)
Credits. This page originally submitted on December 31, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 181 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on December 31, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page. |
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