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Fletcher in Henderson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

George Westfeldt

 
 
George Westfeldt Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 17, 2008
1. George Westfeldt Marker
Inscription.
In Loving Memory
George Westfeldt
A member of Calvary Episcopal Church
Fletcher, N.C.
to whom
Sidney Lanier
a visitor here
beloved poet of the South
dedicated his last poem, "Sunrise,"
"Send him my sunrise, That he may know How Entirely we are one in thought."
 
Erected 1926.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicChurches & Religion.
 
Location. 35° 26.551′ N, 82° 30.214′ W. Marker is in Fletcher, North Carolina, in Henderson County. Marker is on Old Airport Road (Route 1547) near Henderson Road (U.S. 25), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fletcher NC 28732, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Albert Pike (here, next to this marker); Zebulon Baird Vance (here, next to this marker); Sidney Lanier (a few steps from this marker); John Fox, Jr. (a few steps from this marker); Matthew Fontaine Maury (a few steps from this marker); Joel Chandler Harris (a few steps from this marker); Robert Loveman (a few steps from this marker); Herman Frank Arnold (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fletcher.
 
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The Rev. Clarence Stuart McClellan, of the nearby Calvary Episcopal Church was behind the creation of this set of markers as an "Open Air Westminster Abbey of the South", described in a local newspaper account from another marker dedication ("Forest City Courier (Forest City, NC), September 17, 1931. Memorial To President Davis Dedicated.")
 
George Westfeldt Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 17, 2008
2. George Westfeldt Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 833 times since then and 10 times this year. Last updated on February 24, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 11, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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