Reelfoot and Laughing Eyes
Named Chief Reelfoot and Laughing Eyes, though legends named the Chiefs stolen intended "Starlight."
Original cost $2100. Originally erected at entrance to Magnolia Beach on the washout at Reelfoot Lake in N.W. Tenn. Moved to this site in 1994. On loan by Ellis Truett.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Man-Made Features.
Location. 35° 39.615′ N, 88° 51.314′ W. Marker is in Jackson, Tennessee, in Madison County. It is on Casey Jones Lane. Located in Casey Jones Village. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 Casey Jones LN, Beersheba Springs TN 37305, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: This Log Cabin was from Henderson County (here, next to this marker); Home of Casey Jones (within shouting distance of this marker); Carl Lee Perkins (within shouting distance of this marker); Jackson (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Union University (approx. 0.9 miles away);
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Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 655 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 5, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
