Paul Laurence Dunbar - Marker #8-57
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nomadwillie
N 39° 45.458 W 084° 13.124
16S E 738262 N 4404557
Quick Description: The Paul Laurence Dunbar House was the 1903-1906 home of poet Paul Laurence Dunbar in Dayton, Ohio. It is a historic house museum owned by the state of Ohio and operated by the Ohio Historical Society.
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2009 6:15:31 AM
Waymark Code: WM7YZC
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Long Description:Marker reads:
Born on June 27, 1872 in Dayton to former slaves Joshua and
Matilda Dunbar, Paul Laurence Dunbar developed a love of stores
during his early years. He wrote his first poem at age six and
recited his orignal Easter Ode at age nine to the congregation of
the Earker Street A.M.E. Church. At age 17 developed and edited the
first Dayton African American newspaper. The Dayton Tattler,
printed by Orville and Wilbur Wright. With such notable titles as
Majores and Minors and Lyrics of Lowly Life in 1896, Dunbar
finished four collected volumes of short stories, four novels,
three published poems, and uncounted essays on social and racial
topics over a thirteen year period. These works helped him achieve
natioal recgonition and international acclaim as America's first
professional writer of African American heritage. He diedin Dayton
on February 9, 1906.
Ohio Bicenntenial Commission
The Ohio Historical Society
2003
Marker Number: 8-57
County: Montgomery
Significance of Location: Person
Bicentenial Mark: yes
Website address: [Web Link]
Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
Additional Coordinate description: Not listed
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