Yellow Springs in Greene County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Virginia Hamilton

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 15, 2017

1. Virginia Hamilton Marker

Inscription. Virginia Hamilton was an author who was born in Yellow Springs in 1934, living and writing here much of her life. She referred to her work as “ Liberation Literature,” focusing on the struggles and journeys of African Americans. Hamilton published more than forty books in a variety of genres, including realistic novels, science fiction, picture books, folktales and mysteries. Some of her most beloved titles include The House of Dies Dreer, M.C. Higgins the Great, Her Stories and If People Could Fly. Her books have had a profound influence on the study of race throughout American history, the achievements of African Americans and the ramifications of racism. Hamilton received numerous awards for her writing before passing away in 2002. Her work is enshrined at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.

Erected 2016 by Dayton Regional STEM School The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 29- 29.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Women. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.

Location. 39° 48.193′ N, 83° 53.429′ W. Marker is

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in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in Greene County. It is on Xenia Avenue (U.S. 68) near East Davis Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in front of the Yellow Springs Community Library Branch, Greene County Public Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 415 Xenia Avenue, Yellow Springs OH 45387, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Antioch College / and Glen Helen (approx. 0.2 miles away); Antioch College (approx. ¼ mile away); Rod Serling At Antioch College (approx. ¼ mile away); Glen Helen Natural Area (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rod Serling (approx. 0.3 miles away); Moncure Daniel Conway / The Conway Colony (approx. 0.7 miles away); Yellow Springs (approx. 1.2 miles away); Historic Grinnell Mill (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yellow Springs.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 15, 2017

2. Virginia Hamilton Marker

full view of marker against brick wall of library

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 15, 2017

3. Virginia Hamilton Marker

marker as seen from Xenia Avenue in front of the library

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 15, 2017

4. Virginia Hamilton Marker

front door of library

Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 794 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 15, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.