Eureka in Navarro County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Home of Whitney Montgomery, Poet
(1877-1966)
Photographed by James Hulse, May 16, 2024
1. Home of Whitney Montgomery, Poet Marker
Moved to Dallas, 1927. Was editor and publisher of "Kaleidograph" Magazine and Press. Helped to organize and was vice president of the Poetry Society of Texas. His home was honored in this poem:
I Own a Home I can not boast of a broad estate,
but I own a home with a rose at the gate.
I hold the title and I keep the keys,
and in and out I can go as I please.
My home is not grand but I live content,
for no man sends me a bill for rent.
And no man comes with a brush and a pail
to paint a sign on my door, "For Sale",
I can not boast of a broad estate,
but I own a home with a rose at the gate.
Erected 1967 by State Historical Survey Committee and the family of Whitney Montgomery. (Marker Number 7234.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.
Location. 32° 0.659′ N, 96° 17.393′ W.
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Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Midway Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away); Hopewell Baptist Church (approx. 5.3 miles away); Air Activities of Texas Corsicana Field (approx. 6.3 miles away); Winkler (approx. 6.8 miles away); Birdston Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.1 miles away); Birdston Community and Cemetery (approx. 7.1 miles away); The Powell Oil Field (approx. 7.7 miles away); The New Hope Baptist Church and St. Elmo Cemetery
Photographed by James Hulse, May 16, 2024
2. The view of the Home of Whitney Montgomery, Poet Marker from across the highway
Also see . . . Montgomery, Whitney Maxwell (18771966). Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)
Whitney Maxwell Montgomery, writer, the son of Prosper K. and Margaret (Cook) Montgomery, was born on a farm near Eureka, Navarro County, Texas, on September 14, 1877. Although his formal education ended with the eighth grade, he acquired a love of poetry from his father and was contributing verse to magazines at the age of nineteen. He remained on the farm as a farmer and stockman until he was fifty years old, but continued to write. On June 9, 1927, he married a fellow poet, Vaida Stewart Boyd, and they established their home in Dallas. There in May 1929 he and his wife launched Kaleidoscope (later Kaleidograph)and shortly afterward entered the field of book publication. They issued the magazine monthly until 1954 and quarterly from 1954 to 1959; during the same period they published more than 500 books of verse.(Submitted on May 20, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
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