Local Authoress - Lancaster KY
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Eugenia Dunlap Potts, daughter of George Dunlap, US Congressman and lawyer, was born in Garrard County in 1840 and pursued her literary career here, where she died, 1912.
Waymark Code: WM128BC
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2020
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Local Authoress- Eugenia Dunlap Potts, daughter of George Dunlap, US Congressman and lawyer, was born in Garrard County in 1840 and pursued her literary career here, where she died, 1912. The first of her nine works was "Song of Lancaster," a metrical history in style of Longfellow's "Hiawatha." In 1892, she became editor of "Illustrated Kentuckian."
Location: Marker is on Lexington Road (U.S. 27) north of Maple Avenue, Lancaster KY 40444.
Marker Name: Local Authoress
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 1344
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
1970 by Kentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways.
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