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(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.
Homesite of Fannie Baker Darden is a historical marker in Columbus, Colorado County, dedicated in 1973. It is one of 110 historical markers documented in Colorado County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 129 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7066, -96.5438 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bartels-Wirtz House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Townsend-West House, Site of Columbus Female Seminary, and Tate-Senftenberg-Brandon Home.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5089001170. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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