| Marker Number |
5699 |
| Atlas Number |
5193005699 |
| Marker Title |
Elise Waerenskjold |
| Index Entry |
Waerenskjold, Elise |
| Address |
|
| City |
Hamilton |
| County |
Hamilton |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
582625 |
| UTM Northing |
3508497 |
| Subject Codes |
newspapers; women, women's history topics; Norweigan settlement; writers and poets |
| Marker Year |
1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Howard Cemetery (corner of Howard and Gentry Streets) (enter at north entrance, marker is in middle by cedar tree), Hamilton |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
(1815 - 1895) Gifted pioneer whose 1846-1895 writings brought many settlers to Texas from her native Norway. Countrymen also found her home open to newcomers. She is now called "Lady with the Pen". She and her husband had 3 sons, many descendants. |
