Edward Paul Abbey
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Author and defender of wilderness, most famous for his two books Desert Solitaire and The Monkey Wrench Gang. Born in Indiana, Pa., in 1927, Abbey grew up in and around the village of Home. Although he moved to the western U.S. in 1948, books such as Appalachian Wilderness, The Journey Home, and The Fool's Progress describe his native county, where he learned to love nature. Abbey died in Tucson, AZ, in 1989.
Edward Paul Abbey was born in Indiana, PA on January 29, 1927.
He attended the Rayne Township Consolidated Elementary school and Indiana High
School. He also attended ISTC in 1947. After completed that he attended the
University of New Mexico and graduated with a Masters degree in philosophy.
During his life he was a writer and a novelist. But his professional careers
were a welfare worker in Brooklyn, New York and a Ranger for the National Park
service in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Books he wrote include the Brave Cowboy, Desert Solitaire, The Monkey Wrench Gang, Abbey's Road, and also many articles on the environment and conservation published in magazines. Abbey served in the U.S. Army in 1945-1947, stationed in Italy part of the time. He received the IC Tourist Bureau "Ambassador" Award. Abbey married Rita Deanin. They had two children together, Joshua and Aaron.
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Directions to the Edward Abbey Historic Marker
Start an Indiana Courthouse (On Philadelphia Street between 8th and 9th).
Take Route 286 East (Philadelphia Street) for 1.9 miles
Stay in left lane as road becomes Route 119 North and RT. 286 branches off.
Continue on 119 North (Left Lane) as 119 South branches off. This is 3.1 miles after the previous branch. (Total distance 5.0 miles).
The sign is 5.5 miles after merging into 119 N. (Total distance 10.5 miles).
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