Eddie Taylor - Terre Haute, IN
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YoSam.
N 39° 28.002 W 087° 24.432
16S E 464972 N 4368647
With no arms he found a way to earn his living
Waymark Code: WMN7K2
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 01/13/2015
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County of memorial: Vigo County
Location of memorial: US 40 (Wabash Ave.) & US 41 (N. 7th St.), Crossroads of America, Terre Haute
Marker text:
On these sidewalks, Eddie Taylor - Mayor of 7th and Wabash - peddled newspapers from 1916 to 1957, advancing freedom of the press one American at a time
May those who walk these same Terre Haute streets value that freedom in Eddie's memory
2003 "Mayor Judy Anderson proclaimed Oct. 8 as “Eddie Taylor Day” commemorating the late Taylor’s 41 years (1916-1957) of service to the city as a Tribune and Star carrier. He had lost his lower arms in a sawmill accident before he began selling newspapers on the corner of Seventh Street and Wabash Avenue." ~ Terre Haute Tribune Star