Jackson in Madison County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Reelfoot and Laughing Eyes

Photographed By Sandra Hughes, July 7, 2015

1. Reelfoot and Laughing Eyes Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ellis Truett and the Late J. Harry Smith had these concrete busts made about 1954-55. Memphis Concrete Products produced them from molds made by the Memphis Academy of Arts. They weigh 550 lbs. for the male and 500 for the female.

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 • Man-Made Features • Native Americans.

Location. 35° 39.615′ N, 88° 51.314′ W. Marker is in Jackson, Tennessee, in Madison County. Marker 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.

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);

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Carl Lee Perkins (within shouting distance of this marker); Jackson (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Union University (approx. 0.9 miles away); In Memory Of Merry Boy (approx. 1½ miles away); Willow Banks / Chevy Chase (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Jackson Memorial Carillon and Carillon Tower at First Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.

Photographed By Sandra Hughes, July 7, 2015

2. Reelfoot

Laughing Eyes image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sandra Hughes, July 7, 2015

3. Laughing Eyes

Photographed By Sandra Hughes, July 7, 2015

4. Reelfoot and Laughing Eyes Marker

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 339 times since then and 66 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.