Rowan Oak - Oxford, MS
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YoSam.
N 34° 21.526 W 089° 31.474
16S E 267818 N 3804824
He named it "Rowan Oak" after the legend of Rowan tree recorded in Sir James Frazer's The Golden Bough; according to the story, Scottish peasants placed a cross of Rowan wood over their thresholds to ward off evil spirits
Waymark Code: WMQ2VR
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2015
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County of marker: Lafayette County
location of marker: Old Taylor Rd., parking area for Rowan Oak, Oxford
Marker erected by: Mississippi Department of Archives d History
date marker erected: 1986
Marker text:
ROWAN OAK
Built c. 1848. From 1930 to 1962 home of novelist William Faulkner, who named it for the rowan tree, symbol of security and peace. Now maintained as a literary landmark by the University of Mississippi.