Roselle Mercier Montgomery-GHM 131-17-Taliaferro Co
Posted by: Sprinterman
N 33° 33.298 W 082° 53.834
17S E 323873 N 3714425
Alexander and Commerce Streets, Crawfordville
Waymark Code: WM6RFZ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/13/2009
Views: 6
The renowned Georgia poetess, Roselle Mercier Montgomery, daughter of Col. William Nathaniel and Emma Smith Mercier, was born on this site in 1874. Educated at Washington Female Seminary and Mary Baldwin Seminary, she married distinguished N.Y. lawyer, J. Seymour Montgomery and lived in Conn. Her early death in 1933 cut short an outstanding career. Her famous poem, `Evening on a Village Street,` was written about this corner in Crawfordville. Considered Georgia`s best and one of America`s finest poetesses, she is best known for her `Ulysses Returns` and `To Helen, Middle-Aged.`
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 131-17
Date: 1956
Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION
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