Old Washington in Maysville in Mason County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 18, 2019

1. Harriet Beecher Stowe Marker

Inscription. was a guest in this house in 1833

Placed by "Washington Study Club"

Erected by Washington Study Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Arts, Letters, Music • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.

Location. 38° 36.88′ N, 83° 48.52′ W. Marker is in Maysville, Kentucky, in Mason County. It is in Old Washington. It is on Old Main Street (Kentucky Route 2515) north of Jail Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is on the Harriet Beecher Stowe Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2124 Old Main St, Maysville KY 41056, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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

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are within walking distance of this marker: Harriet Beecher Stowe Slavery to Freedom Museum (a few steps from this marker); Stone House (a few steps from this marker); Brick Outbuilding (within shouting distance of this marker); Row Houses (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Bayless-Forman-Taylor House (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Stage-Mail Route (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pillsbury Boy's School (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maysville.

Regarding Harriet Beecher Stowe. Harriet Beecher was visiting her student, Elizabeth Marshall Key, in Washington. The home was near the courthouse lawn, where slave auctions were held. Tradition holds that the sights Beecher witnessed on this visit, perhaps along with others, inspired some of the characters and scenes in Uncle Tom’s Cabin. For example, the slave auction portrayed in Beecher’s chapter “Select Incident of Lawful Trade” mentions Washington and a slave auction before the “Court-house door.”

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 18, 2019

2. Harriet Beecher Stowe Marker

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) image. Click for full size.

By Phillips Academy vis Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

3. Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896)

Her 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin raised public awareness of the brutalities of slavery and fostered abolitionist sentiment. It was among 30 books she wrote.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 297 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 12, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.