Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
T.S. Stribling 1903
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 27, 2020
1. T.S. Stribling 1903 Marker
T.S. Stribling (1881-1965) was a 1903 graduate of the State Normal School, now the University of North Alabama. One of America's best selling authors between the world wars, Stribling lived for a number of years in Florence, the setting for his Southern trilogy: The Forge (1931), The Store (1932) and Unfinished Cathedral (1934). The author of numerous science fiction and detective stories, he made significant contributions to those genres. He is best remembered, however, as a novelist. Stribling's realistic treatment of life in the South places him in the vanguard of the Southern literary renaissance. He received the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for his novel, The Store.Erected 2003 by University of North Alabama National Alumni Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.
Location. 34° 48.485′ N, 87° 40.748′ W. Marker is in Florence, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. Marker can be reached from Harrison Plaza. Marker located at entrance
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. T.S. Stribling Literary Landmark (here, next to this marker); Florence State Teachers College Heroes of World War II (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Lt. Chadwick McFall Barber (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial Amphitheater (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial Trees (within shouting distance of this marker); A More Inclusive Era (within shouting distance of this marker); Locust Dell Academy (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); George H. Carroll Lion Habitat (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.
Also see . . . T.S. Stribling. Biographical sketch in the Encyclopedia of Alabama. (Submitted on September 29, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 27, 2020
2. T.S. Stribling 1903 Marker
Marker is on the right.
T. S. Stribling Collection, University Archives, Collier Library, University of North Alabama
3. Thomas Sigismund Stribling
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