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County: Greenup

Jesse Stuart (1906-1984)

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1814

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Roadside park near Jesse Stuart mem. Bridge, US 23, north of Greenyp

This Kentucky Poet Laureate was born and lived most of his life in W-Hollow, near Greenup. An educator and prolific writer, Stuart authored books, short stories, and poems which portray Appalachian Ky. He received Guggenheim fellowship, 1937; nominated for Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, 1977. Works include The Thread That Runs So True and Man with a Bull-Tongue Plow. (Presented by Transportation Cabinet).

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