Details for Homesite of Fannie Baker Darden
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5089001170
Data
| Marker Number | 1170 |
| Atlas Number | 5089001170 |
| Marker Title | Homesite of Fannie Baker Darden |
| Index Entry | Darden, Fannie Baker, Homesite |
| Address | 726 Walnut |
| City | Columbus |
| County | Colorado |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 737855 |
| UTM Northing | 3288805 |
| Subject Codes | women, women's history topics; writers and poets |
| Marker Year | 1973 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | 726 Walnut, Columbus |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 14" x 24" |
| Marker Text | (1829-1890) Known as "Poet Laureate of Columbus." Daughter of Texas War for Independence hero, Gen. Mosely Baker, and his wife Eliza; married attorney W. J. Darden, Jan 26, 1847; had two sons. Moved here, 1852. Taught art at Colorado College. Wrote for Columbus, Galveston, Houston, New Orleans newspaper. |