Lanier, Sidney, Cottage - Macon, Georgia
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Sprinterman
N 32° 50.238 W 083° 38.190
17S E 253221 N 3636330
935 High St., Macon. The bithplace of a great American poet.
Waymark Code: WM7EP8
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/14/2009
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From the Georgia Historical Marker nearby:
Sidney Lanier, poet, linguist, musician, mathematician & lawyer, was born in this cottage, Feb. 3, 1842. He graduated from Oglethorpe Univ. then at Milledgeville, served as a private in the Confederate Army and was captured while commanding a blockade runner. Lanier was married in 1867 to Mary Day of Macon where he practiced law with his father. Moving to Maryland he lectured at Johns Hopkins while carrying on his writing. He died at Lynn, N.C. Sept 7, 1881. Among his best known works are ´The Marshes of Glynn´ & ´Song of the Chattahoochee´.
The cottage is now a museum.
Street address:
935 High St.
Macon, GA USA
31201
County / Borough / Parish: Bibb
Year listed: 1972
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1842-1867
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Privately owned?: yes
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2009 To: 12/31/2009
Hours of operation: From: 10:00 AM To: 4:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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