Dixon in Webster County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Kentucky Authors

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

1. Kentucky Authors Marker

Inscription. Birthplace of Rice brothers, Cale Young, 1872-1943, noted poet and author; Laban Lacy, 1870-1973, well-known educator and author. Lacy published The Best Poetic Works of Cale Young Rice after Cale's death. Included in famous collection is poem, "The Mystic." Cale married Alice Hegan, also a distinguished Kentucky writer. Home overlooks Memorial Garden.

Erected 1974 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1508.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list.

Location. 37° 30.91′ N, 87° 41.555′ W. Marker is in Dixon, Kentucky, in Webster County. It is on Main Street (Alternate U.S. 41) south of Bourland Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 216 Main Street, Dixon KY 42409, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region

and in the Western Coal Field.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: County Named, 1860 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Webster County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Frontier Justice (approx. 4.6 miles away); Encounter at Burnt Mill (approx. 5.1

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miles away); 1917 Coal Mine Explosion (approx. 7½ miles away); Forrest Reconnoitered (approx. 7.6 miles away); Richards Home Site (approx. 10.1 miles away); Jackson Stage Stop (approx. 10.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dixon.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Cale Young Rice. (Submitted on September 20, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Former home of Cale Young Rice. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

2. Former home of Cale Young Rice.

Cale Young Rice (December 7, 1872 – January 24, 1943) image. Click for full size.

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3. Cale Young Rice (December 7, 1872 – January 24, 1943)

Looking north towards Webster County Courthouse. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

4. Looking north towards Webster County Courthouse.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 494 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 20, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.