Near Marshall in Madison County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Jewell Hill

Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, September 6, 2020

1. Jewell Hill Marker

Inscription. Early sessions of Madison County court were held in a log house on this site between 1851 and 1859. Bell Institute, a school operated by the Presbyterian Church USA, served the area. The school house and a dormitory stood a few yards west.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Law Enforcement • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.

Location. 35° 51.037′ N, 82° 44.183′ W. Marker is near Marshall, North Carolina, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Walnut Drive and Barnard Road (County Road 1151), on the right when traveling south on Walnut Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marshall NC 28753, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. 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.

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

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Charters of Freedom (approx. 4.7 miles away); Buncombe Turnpike (approx. 4.7 miles away); David Vance (approx. 4.7 miles away); Colonel Edward F. Rector, USAF (approx. 4.7 miles away); Marshall High School (approx. 4.7 miles away); Col. Lawrence M. Allen House (approx. 4.7 miles away); Marshall (approx. 4.7 miles away); Paint Rock (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marshall.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Robert E. Lee (was approx. 4.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, September 6, 2020

2. Jewell Hill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 766 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 6, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.