Near Trenton in Todd County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Woodstock
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 8, 2022
1. Woodstock Marker
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.
Location. 36° 38.659′ N, 87° 18.742′ W. Marker is near Trenton, Kentucky, in Todd County. Marker can be reached from Clarksville Road (Kentucky Route 104) 0.4 miles north of North Woodstock Way, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6338 Clarksville Rd, Trenton KY 42286, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Civil War in Tennessee (approx. 1.4 miles away in Tennessee); Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Reuben Ross (approx. 3.4 miles away in Tennessee); Camp Boone (approx. 4.1 miles away in Tennessee); Country Woman's Club (approx. 5.4 miles away in Tennessee); Wilma Glodean Rudolph (approx. 5.6 miles away in Tennessee); The Trenton School (approx. 6.1 miles away); Stage Coach Inn (approx. 6.3 miles away).
Regarding Woodstock. Named after Sir Walter Scott's book, published
this page online
• Caroline Meriwether Goodlett (1833-1914), founder of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, was born there.
• Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer (1861-1951), a legendary newspaper journalist/columnist and book author who wrote under the pseudonym Dorothy Dix, was born and raised on the property.
• Caroline Ferguson Gordon (1896-1981), a Guggenheim Fellow whose novels reflected her childhood on the property and was friends with poet Robert Penn Warren, who grew up in nearby Guthrie.
Also see . . .
1. Woodstock (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination and photographs submitted for the site. (National Archives) (Submitted on January 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Dorothy Dix. Wikipedia entry on the noted advice columnist and journalist. (Submitted on January 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
3. Caroline Gordon. Biography of the short story writer and novelist from her 2021 induction into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame. (Carnegie Center for
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 8, 2022
2. Woodstock Marker
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 8, 2022
3. Woodstock
The original 1830 portion of the house is on the right side.
The Taylor-Trotwood Magazine (public domain), 1906
4. Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer
Under the pseudonym Dorothy Dix, she wrote an advice column that made her America's highest paid and most widely read female journalist at the time of her death in 1951.
Unknown / Public domain, January 28, 1894
5. Caroline Meriwether Goodlett
She helped various state and local associations merge to form the United Daughters of the Confederacy. She became its founding president when the group became a national organization in 1894. The organization is best-known for erecting hundreds of memorials and monuments to the Confederacy that perpetuated the Southern "Lost Cause" myth and intimidated African-Americans.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 426 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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