Marion in Smyth County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Sherwood Anderson

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 8, 2011

1. Sherwood Anderson Marker

Inscription. Renowned author Sherwood Anderson's works influenced Faulkner, Hemingway, and other 20th century writers. Anderson was born in Camden, Ohio, on 13 Sept. 1876, moved to this area in 1926, and lived here until his death. He built his home, Ripshin, near Troutdale, and was for a time owner and publisher of two Smyth County weekly newspapers. He was best known for his book of short stories, Winesburg, Ohio. En route to begin a research tour of labor conditions in South America, with his fourth wife Eleanor Copenhaver of Marion, Anderson died on 8 Mar. 1941 in Colón, Panama. He is buried at Round Hill Cemetery.

Erected 2000 by Virginia Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-46.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 8, 1941.

Location. 36° 50.791′ N, 81° 29.556′ W. Marker is in Marion, Virginia, in Smyth County. It is on North Main Street (U.S. 11) 0.2 miles east of Wassona Circle. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1591 North Main Street, Marion VA 24354, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Marion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Royal Oak Presbyterian Church

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Colonial Home (approx. half a mile away); Col. Arthur Campbell (approx. half a mile away); Governor David Campbell (approx. 1.6 miles away); Annabel Morris Buchanan (approx. 1.6 miles away); Marion & Rye Valley Railroad (approx. 1.6 miles away); Nolan Ryan and the Marion Mets (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Other markers no longer nearby. Battle of Marion (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Engagement at Marion (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been permanently removed); Col. William Elisha Peters (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . .
1. GradeSaver - Biography of Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941). (Submitted on May 11, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)
2. Short Story Archive - Short Stories by Sherwood Anderson. (Submitted on May 11, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

Wide view of the Sherwood Anderson Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 8, 2011

2. Wide view of the Sherwood Anderson Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,579 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.

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