Paul Laurence Dunbar-Coming Home - Dayton Ohio
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 45.461 W 084° 13.131
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By the late 1890s Paul Laurence Dunbar, an African American, had earned major acclaim for his writing. He wrote poetry, novels, and lyrics for musicals. In 1899 he contracted tuberculosis. He died in 1906 at the age of 33.
Waymark Code: WM17JP2
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 02/28/2023
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TEXT ON THE HISTORICAL MARKER
Coming Home
By the late 1890s Dunbar had earned major acclaim for his writing. He wrote poetry, novels, and lyrics for musicals. In 1899 he contracted tuberculosis, a respiratory disease then usually fatal.
Dunbar came home to Dayton. Here he lived his last two years in this, the house he had purchased for his mother. He died here in 1906 at age 33. He is buried in Woodland Cemetery, near his friends Wilbur and Orville Wright.
[Small inset photo caption] Matilda Dunbar loved to bask in her sun-filled side yard. A former enslaved person without a formal education, she encouraged her son Paul to read, write, and publish poetry and novels.
Group that erected the marker: National Park Service
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
219 North Summit Street
Dayton, OH United States
45402
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