Historical Marker

John R. Brinkley 1885-1942

NC 107 at East Laporte ยท Jackson

North Carolina marker

Inscription

Medical maverick, radio and

advertising pioneer,

candidate for governor of

Kansas. Boyhood home stood

across the river.

Location

AddressNC 107 at East Laporte
CountyJackson
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.290410, -83.145010

Sources

More markers in Jackson

Indian Boundary

Near here the highway crosses Meigs-Freeman Line, surveyed in 1802, boundary between whites & Cherokees until 1819.

Judaculla Rock

Soapstone boulder carved with Indian symbols between 500 & 1700 A.D. Sacred to the Cherokee.

Rutherford Trace

The expedition led by Gen. Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee, Sept., 1776, passed nearby along Savannah Creek.

Rutherford Trace

The expedition led by Gen. Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee, Sept., 1776, passed nearby, through Cowee Gap.

Echota Mission

Cherokee, NC

Methodist. Maintained by Holston Conference for Cherokee c. 1840-1885.