Frances Boyd Calhoun - 4E 57 - Covington, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member The Snowdog
N 35° 33.775 W 089° 38.679
16S E 260307 N 3938689
This Tennessee Historical Marker is on the northeast corner of Washington and Maple - in Covington, Tennessee.
Waymark Code: WM16FWE
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Titansfan
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This Tennessee Historical Marker, which gives a brief biography of author Frances Boyd Calhoun, is on the northeast corner of Washington and Maple in Covington. The marker bears the same text on both sides.

The author of "Miss Minerva and William Green Hill," is buried 1/2 mile Southwest of here in Munford Cemetery. Born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Dec. 23 1867, she moved to Covington in 1880. She married George Barret Calhoun in 1903. Her well-known book for children was published only a few months before her death in June, 1909.
Marker Name: Frances Boyd Calhoun

Marker Location: City

Type of Marker: Person

Marker Number: 4E 57

Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission


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