Stephen Foster
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unimoggers
N 41° 57.071 W 076° 30.971
18T E 374335 N 4645467
Well, SOMEBODY had to write the "do-da, do-da" tune!
Waymark Code: WM693B
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/26/2009
Views: 22
Marker Text:
America's beloved writer of folk tunes and ballads attended, 1840-41, Athens Academy, which stood here. The Tioga Waltz, Foster's first music, was composed at that time.
Marker Name: Stephen Foster
County: Bradford
Date Dedicated: 05/12/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Pa. 199 (old U.S. 220) in Athens
Category: Education, Music & Theater, Writers
Website: Not listed
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