Tryon in Polk County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Sidney Lanier
Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 12, 2011
1. Sidney Lanier Marker
Here Sidney Lanier Beloved Poet of the South Passed on September 7,1881 "Night slipped to dawn and pain merged into beauty, bright grew the road his weary feet had trod, he gave his salutation to the morning, and found himself before the face of God. "Elia W. Peattie
Erected 1930 by Mrs.H.L.Sheip Daughter of Roxana Lanier Allison.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1928.
Location. 35° 13.653′ N, 82° 14.16′ W. Marker is in Tryon, North Carolina, in Polk County. Marker is on State Highway 108. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tryon NC 28782, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A different marker also named Sidney Lanier (a few steps from this marker); Stoneman's Raid (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tryon Mountain (approx. 0.4 miles away); Harmon Field (approx. 0.9 miles away); Tryon Peak (approx. one mile away); Tryon Toy House (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Tryon Horse (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Block House (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tryon.
Also see . . . Sidney Lanier. New Georgia Encyclopedia website entry (Submitted on March 18, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
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Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 12, 2011
2. Sidney Lanier Marker
Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 12, 2011
3. Sidney Lanier Marker
Internet Archive
4. Sidney Lanier
From American Authors, A Handbook by Mildred Lewis Rutherford, 1894.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 1, 2014
5. Sidney Lanier's Grave
Greenmount Cemetery
Baltimore
“I am Lit with the Svn.”
Greenmount Cemetery
Baltimore
“I am Lit with the Svn.”
Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 675 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 14, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 4, 5. submitted on June 1, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
