Camden in Preble County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Birthplace of Author Sherwood Anderson

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

1. Birthplace of Author Sherwood Anderson Marker

Inscription.
Birthplace of author

Sherwood Anderson

September 13, 1876

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is September 13, 1876.

Location. 39° 37.598′ N, 84° 38.996′ W. Marker is in Camden, Ohio, in Preble County. It is at the intersection of South Lafayette Street and West Hendricks Street, on the right when traveling north on South Lafayette Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 142 S Lafayette Street, Camden OH 45311, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camden Awkwards (within shouting distance of this marker); Camden War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Camden Remembers (approx. 0.2 miles away); Camden (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Camden Orchard Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Marking the Trail (approx. 3.4 miles away); Somerville Veterans Memorial / Somerville School (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

Also see . . . Sherwood Anderson. Sherwood Anderson (September 13, 1876 – March 8, 1941) was an American novelist and short story writer, known for subjective and

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self-revealing works. Self-educated, he rose to become a successful copywriter and business owner in Cleveland and Elyria, Ohio. In 1912, Anderson had a nervous breakdown that led him to abandon his business and family to become a writer. (Submitted on July 2, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.)

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

2. Birthplace of Author Sherwood Anderson Marker

Photographed by Alfred Stieglitz - Theatre Magazine, September 1928, page 11

3. Birthplace of Author Sherwood Anderson Marker

Portrait photograph of Sherwood Anderson

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 2, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.