Pulaski in Giles County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Donald Grady Davidson (1893~1966) John Crowe Ransom (1888~1974)

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, April 14, 2010

1. Donald Grady Davidson (1893~1966) John Crowe Ransom (1888~1974) Marker

Inscription. Giles County natives Donald G. Davidson and John C. Ransom were influential personages in American literature. Professors at Vanderbilt University, they helped found The Fugitive (1922~25), a magazine which launched the "Southern literary renaissance." They contributed to the essential Agrarian manifesto, I'll Take My Stand: The South and the Agrarian Tradition (1930), essays critical of industry's dehumanizing effects on the South.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3F 42.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list.

Location. 35° 11.966′ N, 87° 1.891′ W. Marker is in Pulaski, Tennessee, in Giles County. It can be reached from South Second Street north of West Madison Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located on the Giles County Courthouse lawn facing the parking area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pulaski TN 38478, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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,

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: This Well (a few steps from this marker); Sam Davis (within shouting distance of this marker); Pulaski Courthouse Square Historic District

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Church of the Messiah (about 600 feet away); First Presbyterian Church of Pulaski (about 600 feet away); Governor John C. Brown House (about 700 feet away); History of Colonial Hall (about 700 feet away); Grissom Colonial Hall (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pulaski.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, April 14, 2010

2. Donald Grady Davidson (1893~1966) John Crowe Ransom (1888~1974) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,381 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.