Sherwood Anderson

NAME: Sherwood Anderson

BORN: Sept. 13, 1876

COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS:

born...Camden, Ohio (Preble County) 
raised...Clyde, Ohio (Sandusky County)

EDUCATION: attended Wittenberg Academy, Springfield, Ohio

OCCUPATION: author

DIED: March 8, 1941

FAST FACTS:

Anderson was a veteran of the Spanish American War. His most notable novel is Winesburg, Ohio. The fictional town of Winesburg is based on his hometown of Clyde.