Eudora Welty House - Jackson, MS
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N 32° 19.022 W 090° 10.213
15S E 766411 N 3579096
This sign is in front of the Eudora Welty House in Jackson, MS
Waymark Code: WMCX6X
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2011
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Eudora Welty (1909-2001), one of the most acclaimed writers of the twentieth century, lived in this house for seventy six years. This house was built by Welty's parents, Christian and Chestina Welty. In 1925, Eudora Welty wrote all of her major works here, including the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Optomist Daughter. Welty and her mother were devoted gardeners, and many of the flowers and bushes they planted still grow in the garden, The Eudora Welty House is a National Historic Landmark.
Date Installed:: 2006/1/1
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Related Website:: [Web Link]
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