Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Maud McKnight Lindsay

May 13, 1874 - May 30, 1941

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 23, 2009

1. Maud McKnight Lindsay Marker

Inscription. Born in Tuscumbia, Lived in Sheffield
Daughter of Robert Burns Lindsay, Governor of Alabama 1870.
Teacher of Alabama's first kindergarten - 1898.
Ranks as one of the greatest kindergarten teachers in the world.
Author of 14 books for children.
Maud Lindsay was a close friend of Helen Keller.

The Florence Free Kindergarten
Established September 3, 1898
Founded through the efforts of
Miss Loulie Jones
Mrs. John R. Price
Mr. Frank Jackson
Mr. Thomas Phillips

Teacher
Miss Maud McKnight Lindsay
Teacher, Writer, Philanthropist
This Monument erected for
Miss Maud Lindsay
in appreciation of her life of service
to this community
By students and friends
Mrs. Grover Garner Chairman
September 3, 1970

Erected 1970 by Maud Lindsay Garden Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is September 3, 1763.

Location. 34° 48.295′ N, 87° 39.028′ W. Marker is in Florence, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. It is on Cole Avenue. Located on Cole Street near Old Brandon Elementary School in East Florence. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1802 Cole Ave, Florence AL 35630, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama

and in the Shoals.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8

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other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Native American (approx. 0.3 miles away); Florence Wagon Company (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cotton and Textile Mills (approx. 0.4 miles away); East Florence Historic District (approx. half a mile away); Wagon Works (approx. 0.6 miles away); Florence Canal (approx. ¾ mile away); St. Joseph Catholic Church (approx. ¾ mile away); Fort Willingham (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.

Also see . . . Alabama Women Hall of Fame. Maud McKnight Lindsay (1874-1941) (Submitted on August 8, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)

Maud McKnight Lindsay Kindergarten image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 23, 2009

2. Maud McKnight Lindsay Kindergarten

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 23, 2009

3. Maud McKnight Lindsay Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,301 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on June 3, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.