Langston Hughes and the Carnegie Library

Langston Hughes and the Carnegie Library (HM10XL)

Location: Lawrence, KS 66044 Douglas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 58.06', W 95° 14.246'

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Many Lawrence residents, including perhaps Langston Hughes, spent pleasant hours reading and fostering their love of books in this Carnegie Library. As the famous writer and poet wrote:

"...When I was in the second grade, my grandmother took me to Lawrence to raise me. And I was unhappy for a long time, and very lonesome... Then it was that books began to happen to me and I began to believe in nothing but books and the wonderful world in books.

Langston Hughes, The Big Sea, 1940.

Plaque dedicated on the one hundredth anniversary of Hughes birth, 1 February 2002.
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HM NumberHM10XL
Series This marker is part of the Carnegie Libraries series
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Year Placed2002
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Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 5:54am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 306158 N 4315569
Decimal Degrees38.96766667, -95.23743333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 58.06', W 95° 14.246'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 58' 3.60" N, 95° 14' 14.76" W
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Area Code(s)785, 913
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 200 W 9th St, Lawrence KS 66044, US
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