Pewee Valley in Oldham County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Annie Fellows Johnston

Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 18, 2017

1. Annie Fellows Johnston Marker

Inscription. Annie Fellows Johnston
1863-1931 A celebrated author of children's fiction, she was best known for her "Little Colonel" novels. While visiting relatives in Pewee Valley, she met five-year-old Hattie Cochran and her grandfather, Col. Geo. Weissinger, the inspirations for the characters in the novels. The fictitious Lloydsborough Valley was based on Pewee Valley.

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An Indiana native, she wrote more than forty books, and most of the characters were based on people she knew. In 1910 she moved to Pewee Valley and bought "The Beeches." She lived there with her step-daughter, artist Mary G. Johnston, for the rest of her life. "The Little Colonel" movie starring Shirley Temple was made in 1935.

Erected 2016 by Kentucky Historical Society · Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2503.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women.

Location. 38° 18.772′ N, 85° 29.549′ W. Marker is in Pewee Valley, Kentucky, in Oldham County. Marker is at the intersection of Central Ave and Peace Lane, on the right when traveling west on Central Ave. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pewee Valley KY 40056, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Pewee Valley (approx. 0.3 miles away); CSA Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Confederate Home Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); History of the Maples Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); Farming Community Around The Maples Park (approx. 1.2 miles away); Isaac Hite's Home / Isaac Hite (approx. 3 miles away); Richard James Oglesby (approx. 3.2 miles away); Berrytown Cemetery (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pewee Valley.

Also see . . . Annie Fellows Johnston on Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 6, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 18, 2017

2. Annie Fellows Johnston Marker

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Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 18, 2017

3. Annie Fellows Johnston Marker

"The Beeches" image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 18, 2017

4. "The Beeches"

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 318 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 6, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.