Near Lloyd in Greenup County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Jesse Stuart (1906-1984)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 19, 2022

1. Jesse Stuart (1906-1984) Marker

Inscription.
This Kentucky Poet Laureate was born and lived most of his life in W-Hollow, near Greenup. An educator and prolific writer, Stuart authored books, short stories, and poems which portray Appalachian Ky. He received Guggenheim fellowship, 1937; nominated for Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, 1977. Works include The Thread That Runs So True and Man with a Bull-Tongue Plow.

Erected 1987 by Kentucky Historical Society • Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1814.)

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. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 38° 38.773′ N, 82° 51.8′ W. Marker is near Lloyd, Kentucky, in Greenup County. It is on Corp Street east of Pipeline Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 675 Corp St, Greenup KY 41144, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Kyova Tri-State Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper

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South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge (approx. 3.6 miles away); Ode To Bennett's Mill Bridge (approx. 3.6 miles away); Bennett’s Mill Bridge (approx. 3.6 miles away); A Masterful Retreat (approx. 4.9 miles away); Jesse Stuart (approx. 4.9 miles away); County Named, 1803 (approx. 4.9 miles away); Greenup “Town Fathers” (approx. 4.9 miles away); Raccoon Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky (approx. 5.1 miles away).

Also see . . . Jesse Stuart. Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning website entry:
Jesse Hilton Stuart was an accomplished poet, short story writer, novelist, and essayist by the time he was in his 40s. (Submitted on December 1, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Jesse Stuart image. Click for full size.

via Carnegie Center, unknown

2. Jesse Stuart

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 19, 2022

3. Jesse Stuart (1906-1984) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 1, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on January 6, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on December 1, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.