Sidney Lanier Cottage
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Birthplace museum of poet, musician, and soldier Sidney Lanier
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935 High St, Macon, GA 31201 Get directions
Birthplace museum of poet, musician, and soldier Sidney Lanier
935 High St, Macon, GA 31201 Get directions
"Birthplace of Georgia's Most Honored Poet This simple home in Macon was birthplace to musician, soldier, and notable poet Sidney Lanier. The cottage was rented by his grandparents, who owned many hotels in the south in the 1800s. Lanier spent his childhood in Macon but when the Civil War broke out, he was sent to fight in Virginia. He was captured and imprisoned in Maryland before being released and returning home. He started writing poetry, but published "The Marshes of Glynn" anonymously. The house is now a museum to his life, open Thursday to Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children."
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