Denison in Grayson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Birthplace of Dwight David Eisenhower

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 7, 2014

1. Birthplace of Dwight David Eisenhower Marker

Inscription.

Birthplace
October 14, 1890
of
Dwight David Eisenhower
President of the
United States of America

Presented to the People of Texas
by the
Eisenhower Birthplace Foundation
Amon G. Carter • Sid W. Richardson
Web Maddox • Houston Harts
Oveta Culp Hobby • Fred Conn
in cooperation with the
Citizens of Denison

Joseph R. Pelich
Architect
1958

Erected 1958 by Eisenhower Birthplace Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #34 Dwight D. Eisenhower series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1890.

Location. 33° 44.901′ N, 96° 32.029′ W. Marker is in Denison, Texas, in Grayson County. It can be reached from East Day Street. Marker is near the entrance to the Eisenhower Birthplace, on Day Street south of Shepherd Street, at Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 609 South Lamar Avenue, Denison TX 75021, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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,

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: Dwight David Eisenhower (within shouting distance of this marker); Texas Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Birthplace of President Dwight D. Eisenhower (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The E. M. Kohl Building (approx. half a mile away); Waples-Platter Grocery Company (approx. half a mile away); North-South Railway Connection (approx. half a mile away); Forest Park (approx. half a mile away); Signal Company Texas 36th Inf. Div. Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Denison.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Birthplace of Dwight Eisenhower (was a few steps from this marker but has been

Birthplace of Dwight David Eisenhower and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 7, 2014

2. Birthplace of Dwight David Eisenhower and Marker

confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home. (Submitted on April 6, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 893 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.