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By Mark Hilton, July 20, 2016
Scott Joplin Marker near James Bowie statue & Chamber of Commerce building.
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| | Black composer Scott Joplin, often called the "King of Ragtime Music", was born in Texarkana, Texas, five years before the townsite was platted in 1873. His family lived in this vicinity, and he attended nearby Orr School on Laurel Street. His . . . — — Map (db m96570) HM |
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Erected in tribute to
Scott Joplin
1868 - 1917
Composer
John Stark
1841 - 1927
Publisher of
The Maple Leaf Rag
and
other Sedalia Ragtimers
Arthur Marshall
Scott Hayden . . . — — Map (db m85277) HM |
| | The "King of Ragtime" composer and pianist, whose works include the classic rags, "The Entertainer" and "Maple Leaf Rag," and the opera, Treemonisha, lived here in 1917. — — Map (db m105123) HM |
May. 6, 2024
