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By William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2019
Gordon Parks Marker
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1 ► Kansas, Bourbon County, Fort Scott — Gordon Parks — Photographer, film maker, writer, composer —
On Old Fort Boulevard at Main Street, in the median on Old Fort Boulevard.
Gordon Parks was born on November 20, 1912 in Fort Scott, Kansas to Sarah and Andrew Jackson Parks. Gordon wrote, "Poppa was a dirt farmer who farmed mostly dirt, but he kept us alive and taught us about love and devotion." The youngest of 15 . . . — — Map (db m128781) HM
2 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shaw — 9 — When Gordon Met Ella — A Fitting Tribute — Logan Circle Heritage Trail —
On 11th Street Northwest at P Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 11th Street Northwest.
Ella Watson, the subject of photographer Gordon Parks's famous and pointed portrait "American Gothic, Washington, D.C.," rented rooms on this block at 1433 11th Street. Watson worked as a cleaning woman in the headquarters of the Farm . . . — — Map (db m130853) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Oct. 11, 2026