1 ► Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — T.S. Stribling —

Friends of Libraries U.S.A. Literary Landmarks Register University of North Alabama In tribute to the life and writings of T.S. Stribling 1881 - 1965 Graduate of State Normal College at Florence (1903) Pulitzer Prize winner . . . — — Map (db m281318) HM

2 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Produce and Waterfront — Heinolds’ First and Last Chance Saloon —

[Two plaques are placed on Heinold's First & Last Chance Saloon:] above National Register of Historic Places Heinolds’ First and Last Chance Saloon in continuous operation on this site since 1883 and closely associated . . . — — Map (db m281313) HM

3 ► California, Orange County, Anaheim — Mother Colony House — Library Landmarks Register — Friends of Libraries USA —

The first house built in Anaheim (1857). It was here that Henryk Sienkiewicz resided with Madame Helena Modjeska in 1876. He is one of the most popular Polish writers and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905 for his outstanding merits . . . — — Map (db m281322) HM

4 ► California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Lower Nob Hill — 891 Post Street — Literary Landmarks Register —

Home of Dashiell Hammett and Sam Spade Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) lived in this building from 1926 until 1929, when he wrote his first three novels: Red Harvest (1929), The Dain Curse (1929), and The Maltese Falcon . . . — — Map (db m108316) HM

5 ► California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Union Square — John's Grill — Friends of Libraries U.S.A. — Literary Landmarks Register —

John's Grill site where Dashiell Hammett wrote "The Maltese Falcon" "Spade went to John's Grill and asked the waiter to hurry his order of chops, baked potatoes, sliced tomatoes... and was smoking a cigarette with his coffee when... " is . . . — — Map (db m74107) HM

6 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Foggy Bottom — The Manila House — 2422 K St. N.W. — United for Libraries Literary Landmarks Register —

This building was the gathering place of the Filipino community from the late 1930s to the 1950s and was known as the Manila House. Filipino author Bienvenido "Ben" Santos (1911-1996) wrote about the Manila House in his collection of short stories, . . . — — Map (db m117992) HM

7 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Anacostia — Frederick Douglass National Historic Site —

Also known as Cedar Hill, this site encompasses the estate owned by Frederick Douglass from 1877 until his death in 1895. In honor of Douglass’ work as an author, orator, abolitionist, statesman, and civil rights leader, this site is designated a . . . — — Map (db m40846) HM

8 ► Florida, Alachua County, Cross Creek — Cross Creek — Beloved Home of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings — Literary Landmarks Register —

Friends of Libraries U.S.A. Literary Landmarks Register Cross Creek Beloved home of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings From 1928 to 1953 Designated by the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society and the Florida Center for the Book on the occasion . . . — — Map (db m185042) HM

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9 ► Florida, Monroe County, Key West — Elizabeth Bishop House —

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10 ► Florida, Orange County, Eatonville — Matilda Mosley Home —

Friends of Libraries USA Library Landmarks Register Matilda Mosley Home Eatonville site of the home of the childhood best friend of Zora Neal Hurston who, throughout her writings, celebrates the rich culture of Eatonville as . . . — — Map (db m196869) HM

11 ► Florida, St. Johns County, Jacksonville — Stetson Kennedy — Friends of Libraries U.S.A. — Literary Landmarks Register —

Stetson Kennedy Beluthahatchee Florida author and award-winning journalist and activist Stetson Kennedy (1916-2011) created Lake Beluthahatchee and its surrounding wildlife sanctuary. On this site Kennedy wrote portions or complete . . . — — Map (db m239883) HM

12 ► Florida, St. Johns County, Jacksonville — Woody Guthrie — Friends of Libraries U.S.A. — Literary Landmarks Register —

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13 ► Florida, St. Johns County, St. Augustine — Randolph Caldecott — 1846-1886 —

Friends of Libraries U.S.A. Literary Landmarks Register Randolph Caldecott 1846-1886 The Caldecott Medal, commissioned in 1938, was named in honor of English illustrator, artist, and sculptor Randolph Caldecott. It is . . . — — Map (db m152195) HM

14 ► Illinois, Clark County, Marshall — James Jones 1921-77 — Friends of Libraries U.S.A. Literary Landmarks Register —

From Here to Eternity author James Jones co-founded The Handy Writers’ Colony (1949-1964) at the West edge of Marshall with his mentor Lowney Turner Handy and her husband, Harry. Jones wrote Some Came Running here before moving to New . . . — — Map (db m23336) HM

15 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — The Bridges of Chicago — Friends of Libraries U.S.A. — Literary Landmarks Register —

This site is designated a Literary Landmark in recognition of the use of bridges as sybmols by such authors as Carl Sandburg, Theodore Dreiser, and Upton Sinclair in Chicago's literary tradition — — Map (db m259812) HM

16 ► Illinois, Knox County, Galesburg — Carl Sandburg State Historic Site — United for Libraries — Literary Landmarks Register —

Carl Sandburg (1878-1967), the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and Lincoln biographer, was born in the adjacent three-room cottage and grew up in Galesburg. The Illinois prairie landscape of his childhood provided imagery used in his writings, prose, . . . — — Map (db m150544) HM

17 ► Illinois, Lake County, Waukegan — Ray Bradbury Park — United for Libraries Literary Landmarks Register —

Author Ray Bradbury (1920-2012), born in Waukegan, Illinois, is renowned as one of the most celebrated fiction writers of our time and one of the most important figures in the genre of science fiction and fantasy. This park, where Bradbury . . . — — Map (db m137380) HM

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18 ► Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, Mile Square — Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library — United for Libraries — Literary Landmarks Register —

Kurt Vonnegut (Nov. 11, 1922-Apr. 11, 2007) was a WWII veteran and prisoner of war, author, artist, humorist, teacher, husband, father, and freethinker from Indianapolis. Vonnegut inspired generations in regard to free speech and common decency. . . . — — Map (db m258604) HM

19 ► Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, French Quarter — Literary Landmark — 540 St. Peter —

Residence in the 1920s of Sherwood Anderson, author of “Winesburg, Ohio.” While living here, Anderson hosted literary salons that powered the careers of William Faulkner, Gertrude Stein, Carl Sandburg and John Dos Passos. Dedicated January 9, . . . — — Map (db m51546) HM

20 ► Massachusetts, Berkshire County, Pittsfield — Berkshire Athenaeum — United for Libraries — Literary Landmarks Register —

Herman Melville found inspiration in the Berkshires: Mount Greylock; a walk up Monument Mountain; the great Pittsfield Elm. Local ties, especially befriending Nathaniel Hawthorne, shaped his life and writing. Pittsfield was Melville's home from . . . — — Map (db m304190) HM

21 ► Massachusetts, Hampden County, Springfield, Metro Center — Dr. Seuss National Memorial — Literary Landmarks Register —

Dr. Seuss National Memorial at the Quadrangle Theodore Seuss Geisel, known to the world as the beloved children's author and illustrator, Dr. Seuss, was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904 and drew much of his early inspiration from . . . — — Map (db m270326) HM

22 ► Michigan, Lapeer County, Lapeer — Marguerite deAngeli Branch Library — Literary Landmarks Register —

Born in 1899, Lapeer native Marguerite deAngeli was a significant author and illustrator of 20th century children's literature. In 1950, she was awarded the Newberry Medal for The Door in the Wall, and was one of the first inductees into the . . . — — Map (db m101535) HM

23 ► Michigan, Shiawassee County, Owosso — Curwood Castle — Writing studio of James Oliver Curwood — Literary Landmarks Register —

In tribute to his many books, stories, magazine articles, films, and his work with conservation, this site is dedicated a Literary Landmark by Friends of Libraries U.S.A. — — Map (db m119443) HM

24 ► Minnesota, Blue Earth County, Mankato — Childhood Home of Frances "Bick" Kenney — Literary Landmarks Register —

Frances "Bick" Kenney, daughter of Patrick and Rose Kenney, was born on July 13, 1891, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Kenney family lived in this house from 1898 to 1911. Frances Kinny Kirch and Maud Hart Lovelace were lifelong friends. Maud . . . — — Map (db m237496) HM

25 ► Minnesota, Blue Earth County, Mankato — Childhood Home of Maud Hart Lovelace — Author of the Betsy-Tacy Book Series — Literary Landmarks Register —

Maud Palmer Hart, daughter of Thomas and Stella Hart, was born on April 25, 1892, in Mankato, Minnesota. The Hart family lived in this house from 1892 to 1906. It was here that Maud met her best friend, Frances "Bick" Kenny, who moved into the . . . — — Map (db m237515) HM

26 ► Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Cathedral Hill — F. Scott Fitzgerald Birthplace — Friends of Libraries U.S.A. — Literary Landmarks Register —

481 Laurel Avenue, the birthplace on September 24, 1896, of novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, who is internationally renowned for such works as The Great Gatsby, Tender is the Night and This Side of Paradise, is designated a . . . — — Map (db m230616) HM

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27 ► Minnesota, Stearns County, Sauk Centre — Boyhood Home of Sinclair Lewis — United for Libraries Literary Landmarks Register —

Harry Sinclair Lewis (1885–1951) spent his formative years in this home. Lewis was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature . . . — — Map (db m120898) HM

28 ► Mississippi, Adams County, Natchez — Richard Wright 1908-1960 — Poet, Author, Social Commentator, and Mississippian — Literary Landmarks Register —

The Richard Wright Exhibit Hall Natchez Association for the Preservation of African-American Culture Museum This site is dedicated a Literary Landmark by Friends of Libraries U.S.A. October 23, 2008 Friends of the Judge George W. . . . — — Map (db m288896) HM

29 ► Mississippi, Adams County, Natchez — William Johnson House — Natchez, Mississippi — Friends of Libraries U.S.A. Literary Landmark —

William Johnson 1809-1851 was a free African American Businessman and Diarist. His diary, covering the period from 1835-1851 and published in 1951, contains an extensive description of everyday pre-Civil War life; it is a valuable . . . — — Map (db m34877) HM

30 ► Mississippi, Lowndes County, Columbus — The Tennessee Williams Visitors Center —

Friends of Libraries U.S.A. Literary Landmarks Register The Tennessee Williams Visitors Center Author, playwright, and poet Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams (1911-1983), was born in Columbus, Mississippi. In tribute to his . . . — — Map (db m8719) HM

31 ► Mississippi, Panola County, Como — Stark Young — United for Libraries — Literary Landmarks Registry —

Como Mississippi-born Stark Young contributed to the literary legacy of the 20th century – as a dramà critic, novelist, playwright and poet. An accomplished artist educator and often called the greatest drama critic in the history of the . . . — — Map (db m235154) HM

32 ► New Jersey, Monmouth County, Long Branch — Dorothy Parker Birthplace —

Site of the summer cottage of Dorothy Parker. Short story writer, critic and poet. Member of the Algonquin Round Table. Champion for social justice. Born here in West End, New Jersey. August 22, 1893 is designated a Literary Landmark by Friends of . . . — — Map (db m49756) HM

33 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Gramercy Park — Pete’s Tavern — Friends of Libraries — Literary Landmarks Register —

Pete’s Tavern Est. 1864, in recognition of its nurturing atmosphere for: O. Henry, when he wrote The Gift of the Magi and Ludwig Bemelmans, when he wrote Madeline is designated September 25, 1999. Co-sponsored by: The . . . — — Map (db m149839) HM

34 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Midtown East — The Plaza Hotel — The Home of Eloise —

Friends of Libraries USA Literary Landmarks Register The Plaza Hotel "The Home of Eloise" Kay Thompson lived at The Plaza while writing "Eloise", first published in 1955. Miss Thompson and illustrator Hillary Knight brought this . . . — — Map (db m34562) HM

35 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Midtown South — Literary Landmark —

The New Yorker magazine, a leading weekly journal of humor, commentary, and reviews founded in 1925 two blocks north of this site, occupied several floors of this building from 1935 to 1991. Often present on the premises were writers E. B. White, . . . — — Map (db m257125) HM

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36 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Roosevelt Island — Roosevelt Island — United for Libraries Literary Landmarks Register —

Formerly known as Blackwell's Island, it was the site of the New York City Lunatic Asylum that was the basis for Nellie Bly's expose in Ten Days in a Mad-House (1887). Charles Dickens also speaks of it in his American Notes (1842). The . . . — — Map (db m204156) HM

37 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Yorkville — Carl Schurz Park — United for Libraries — Literary Landmarks Register —

This dedication is made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the publication of Harriet the Spy This novel has become a timeless classic that has entertained young readers and inspired future writers. Author Louise Fitzhugh (1928-1974) used . . . — — Map (db m283592) HM

38 ► Ohio, Butler County, Hamilton — Hamilton Lane Library — Literary Landmarks Register — United for Libraries —

Two-time Caldecott Award winner Robert McCloskey (1914-2003) walked through the doors of this library many times as a child. McCloskey was born in Hamilton and his first book, Lentil, featured several Hamilton scenes including this . . . — — Map (db m275736) HM

39 ► Ohio, Hancock County, Findlay — Mazza Museum at the University of Findlay — United for Libraries — Literary Landmarks Register —

Founded in 1982 with four pieces of original artwork, the University of Findlay's Mazza Museum houses the first and largest international collection of original picture book art from published authors and illustrators who have made significant . . . — — Map (db m228470) HM

40 ► Oklahoma, Lincoln County, Stroud — Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel (1918-2007) — Stroud Public Library — United for Libraries Literary Landmarks Register —

Born near Stroud, Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel attended schools in Lincoln and Creek counties. She felt wrenched from her home in 1936 when her family migrated to California where she became known as the Okie Poet. Anthologized in American . . . — — Map (db m272888) HM

41 ► Oklahoma, Okfuskee County, Okemah — Woody Guthrie — Friends of Libraries U.S.A. — Literary Landmarks Register —

Okemah, Oklahoma Nestled in the Oklahoma hills and the birthplace on July 14, 1912 of Woody Guthrie the renowned poet and folk singer. The hometown that influenced songs such as the American classic This Land Is Your Land and . . . — — Map (db m211574) HM

42 ► Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly — Westerly Library and Wilcox Park — United for Libraries Literary Landmarks Register —

Beloved children's book author Margaret Wise Brown (1910-1952) penned more than 100 children's books including The Runaway Bunny (1942), Little Fur Family (1946), and Goodnight Moon (1947). Margaret spent many happy . . . — — Map (db m226892) HM

43 ► South Carolina, Greenwood County, Greenwood — Gleamns — Dr. Mays Historic Preservation Site —

The youngest of eight children and born to parents who were both ex-slaves, Dr. Benjamin Mays went on to become a distinguished minister, educator, scholar, social activist, advisor to three presidents, mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and . . . — — Map (db m238602) HM

44 ► South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, Midtown - Downtown — Site where James Dickey Wrote Deliverance —

Friends of Libraries U.S.A. Literary Landmarks Register University of South Carolina Site where James Dickey Wrote Deliverance and other major works from 1969-1997 is designated a Literary . . . — — Map (db m59166) HM

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45 ► Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Alamo Plaza — Menger Hotel — Literary Landmarks Register — Friends of Libraries U.S.A. —

In recognition of its nurturing atmosphere for William Sidney Porter (O. Henry) Theodore Roosevelt Sidney Lanier Oscar Wilde January 14, 2000 ——————— [Marker in the 1859 hotel lobby] . . . — — Map (db m31844) HM

46 ► Texas, Jeff Davis County, Fort Davis — Jeff Davis County Library — United for Libraries — Literary Landmarks Register —

Lonn Wood Taylor (January 22, 1940-June 26, 2019), fifth-generation Texan, historian, storyteller, NPR and TV personality, and Rambling Boy columnist, lived the last 17 years of his life in Fort Davis. Five of his ten books were published during . . . — — Map (db m220362) HM

47 ► Virginia, Danville — The Langhorne House — Friends of Libraries U.S.A. Literary Landmarks Register —

In tribute to the lives and accomplishments of Irene Langhorne Gibson (1873-1956, "The Gibson Girl") and Nancy Langhorne Astor (1879-1964, "Lady Astor"), and their families, is dedicated a Literary Landmark by Friends of Libraries U.S.A. — — Map (db m171828) HM

48 ► Virginia, Lynchburg, Diamond Hill — Anne Spencer Home and Edankraal — Literary Landmarks Register — Friends of Libraries U.S.A. —

From 1903-1975, Anne Spencer's home and garden inspired poetry demonstrating keen insight into the human soul, a high regard for individualism, a determined insistence on equality, and a love of nature. — — Map (db m179847) HM

49 ► Wisconsin, Eau Claire County, Eau Claire — Waldemar Ager House — City of Eau Claire Landmark Commission —

Historic Building Brady Anderson built this Queen Anne style house between 1892 and 1894. Waldemar Ager lived in the house from 1903 until his death in 1941. Ager was an influential Norwegian-American author and editor. He wrote many novels, . . . — — Map (db m281713) HM

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