Caroline Lee Hentz

Educator and author Caroline Hentz was among the first female novelists

in America. Her 13 volumes were some of the most popular in the U.S. during the mid-1800s, and her three dramas were produced in major cities.

Inducted 2007

City of Florence Walk of Honor

Marker is on South Cox Creek Parkway (Alabama Route 133).

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