Tryon in Polk County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Sidney Lanier
By Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 7, 2008
1. Sidney Lanier Marker
Erected 1962 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number 0-2.)
Location. 35° 13.657′ N, 82° 14.149′ W. Marker is in Tryon, North Carolina, in Polk County. Marker is on Lynn Road (State Highway 108) east of Mimosa Inn Lane. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tryon NC 28782, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A different marker also named Sidney Lanier (a few steps from this marker); Stoneman's Raid (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tryon Mountain (approx. 0.4 miles away); Harmon Field (approx. 0.9 miles away); Tryon Peak (approx. one mile away); Tryon Toy House (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Tryon Horse (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Block House (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tryon.
Regarding Sidney Lanier. Lake Lanier, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers northeast of Atlanta, is named in his honor as are Lanier County, Georgia; Lake Lanier in Tryon, NC; Lanier Middle Schools in Houston, Texas, Buford, Georgia, and Fairfax, Virginia; Lanier High School in Montgomery, Alabama,
By Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 7, 2008
2. Sidney Lanier Marker
Categories. • Notable Persons •
3. Sidney Lanier House where he died.
4. Sidney Lanier
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on September 7, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 985 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 7, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 3, 4. submitted on September 8, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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