Marion in Smyth County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Sherwood Anderson

1876-1941

— Marion History Walk —

Sherwood Anderson Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 22, 2022

1. Sherwood Anderson Marker

Inscription. A prominent American writer, poet, playwright, political journalist and newspaper editor, Anderson authored 27 works including “Winesburg, Ohio”. In the 1920s, author and social critic H.L. Mencken called him “America's most distinctive novelist.” Anderson published two newspapers here in Marion and is buried in Round Hill Cemetery.

Erected by Marion Main Street.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 36° 49.941′ N, 81° 31.244′ W. Marker is in Marion, Virginia, in Smyth County. It is on West Main Street (U.S. 11) west of South Park Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is on the sidewalk. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 132 W Main St, Marion VA 24354, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Royal Oak Presbyterian Church (a few steps from this marker); D.C. Miller Law Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Marion Municipal Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Smyth County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Smyth County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Smyth County Revolutionary War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Laura Lu Copenhaver (within shouting distance of this marker); Marion (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Also see . . . Sherwood Anderson (1876–1941). Encyclopedia Virginia entry on the author, who moved to southwest Virginia full-time in 1926 and spent his remaining years there. (Submitted on November 8, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 22, 2022

2. Sherwood Anderson Marker

Sherwood Anderson image. Click for full size.

Carl Van Vechten via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division (Public Domain), 1933

3. Sherwood Anderson

Although he lived near Troutdale in neighboring Grayson County, he bought and published two weekly newspapers in Marion: The Marion Democrat and the Smyth County News.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 443 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 8, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.