Near Cullowhee in Jackson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

John R. Brinkley

1885-1942

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 9, 2021

1. John R. Brinkley Marker

Inscription. Medical maverick, radio and advertising pioneer, candidate for governor of Kansas. Boyhood home stood across the river.

Erected 1995 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number Q-52.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 35° 17.428′ N, 83° 8.706′ W. Marker is near Cullowhee, North Carolina, in Jackson County. It is on Witch Hazel Drive (State Highway 107) west of Witch Hazel Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 62 Witch Hazel Dr, Cullowhee NC 28723, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the Golden Corner. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Aunt Sally (a few steps from this marker); Judaculla Rock (approx. half a mile away); Blackwood Lumber at East LaPorte (approx. half a mile away); Who is Judaculla? (approx. 2.1 miles away); Judaculla Rock: A Cherokee Cultural Heritage Site (approx. 2.1 miles away); What do these markings tell us? (approx. 2.1 miles away); Judaculla Rock Petroglyphs (approx. 2.1 miles away); Robert L. Madison (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cullowhee.

Also see . . . John R. Brinkley on Wikipedia. (Submitted on July 9, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 9, 2021

2. John R. Brinkley Marker

Marker is on a roadside pullout

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 642 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 9, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.