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

Aunt Sally

Photographed By Jason Voigt, July 9, 2021

1. Aunt Sally Marker

Inscription.
The boyhood home
of
Dr. John R. Brinkley
and his
Aunt Sally.

Her grave is on the hilltop across the river. She is remembered and loved for her ministrations to the sick of this community.

In loving memory
by
her "little boy Johnnie."

She was the only mother I ever knew. - J. R. Brinkley, M.D.

Erected 1937 by John R. Brinkley, M.D.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Women.

Location. 35° 17.429′ N, 83° 8.699′ W. Marker is near Cullowhee, North Carolina, in Jackson County. Marker 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. John R. Brinkley (a few steps from this marker); Judaculla Rock (approx. 0.4 miles 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);

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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.

Photographed By Jason Voigt, July 9, 2021

2. Aunt Sally Marker

Photographed By Jason Voigt, July 9, 2021

3. Aunt Sally Marker

On a roadside pullout with the John R. Brinkley marker.

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 511 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 9, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.