Katharine Lee Bates writes ‘America the Beautiful’ poem 120 years ago today (1893)

July 22, 20131890sadmin

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(Saturday, July 22, 1893) — Wellesley College professor Katharine Lee Bates today visited the summit of Pikes Peak, where she was inspired to write the original version of her poem “America the Beautiful.” Samuel A. Ward’s music to the poem would be published in 1910.

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