WILLIAM HOLMES McGUFFEY
N 40° 08.387 W 080° 21.605
17T E 554511 N 4443468
A sign telling us about Mr. McGuffey and the McGuffey Electic Readers.
Waymark Code: WMCTW3
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2011
Views: 6
The reads as follows:
WILLIAM HOLMES McGUFFEY
Educator and author of the famed McGuffey Electic Readers for grade schools, was born five miles SW of here, Sept. 23, 1800. First published in 1836, the Readers sold 122 million copies during the next 85 years and were used in some 35 states. Their stories, essays, and poems taught moral lessons as well as reading skills.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 1998
Marker Name: WILLIAM HOLMES McGUFFEY
County: Washington
Date Dedicated: 01/01/1998
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Along route 40 near Buffalo Township
Category: n/a
Website: [Web Link]
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