|
 Katherine Anne Porter
N 31° 37.441 W 099° 01.817
14R E 497127 N 3498762
The state historic marker for noted writer Katherine Anne Porter, along the US 377 at the turn-off to the cemetery where she is buried
Waymark Code: WMQT5X
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2016
Views: 9
This historic marker is located in a small pull-out north of the intersection of the US 377 and Brown County Road 233, the road that if you head down it, you will eventually reach the Indian Creek Cemetery, where Porter is buried.
Marker Number: 2905
Marker Text:
(May 15, 1890-September 18, 1980)
Born Callie Russell Porter in Indian Creek, Katherine Anne Porter moved to Hays County with her family following her mother's death in 1892. She left Texas in 1915 and worked as an actress, teacher, reporter, and publicist in such places as Chicago, Denver, Mexico, and New York. Her first book of short stories was published in 1930. Her acclaimed 1962 novel "Ship of Fools", was followed by the Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter" in 1965. Upon her death in 1980, her ashes were buried next to her mother's grave in Indian Creek Cemetery. (1990)
|
Visit Instructions:
Please include a picture in your log. You and your GPS receiver do not need to be in the picture. We encourage additional information about your visit (comments about the surrounding area, how you ended up near the marker, etc.) in the log.
|