Brownsville in Haywood County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Richard Halliburton

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 20, 2022

1. Richard Halliburton Marker

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Born in Brownsville, TN, Jan. 9, 1900, the son of Wesley and Nell Halliburton. Moved to Memphis at an early age. Came back to Brownsville many times to visit family and friends. Graduated from Princeton 1921. Set out on a world tour, the results his first book The Royal Road to Romance, which sold over 100,000 copies in its first few months. Richard wrote many magazine and newspaper articles and lectured about his trips and adventures. In 14 years, he addressed some 3,000,000 people. He was lost at sea in 1939. His writing touched many lives around the world.

Erected 2008 by Haywood County • Haywood County Historical Society • City of Brownsville, TN.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Exploration. A significant historical date for this entry is January 9, 1900.

Location. 35° 35.781′ N, 89° 16.294′ W. Marker is in Brownsville, Tennessee, in Haywood County. Marker is on North Grand Avenue south of Key Corner Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 233 N Grand Ave, Brownsville TN 38012, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 20, 2022

2. Richard Halliburton Marker

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distance of this marker. College Hill Center Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Haywood County's C.S.A. Colonels (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Wingate Folk (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brownsville Public School / Haywood County Memorial Hospital (approx. 0.3 miles away); Holly Springs–Brownsville & Ohio Railroad (approx. 0.4 miles away); James Bond (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Carnegie Library (approx. half a mile away); Hayes Clinic (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brownsville.

Also see . . .
1. Richard Halliburton. Wikipedia entry on the travel writer, adventurer, and author who is best known today for having swum the length of the Panama Canal and paying the lowest toll in its history (36 cents in 1928). (Submitted on March 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. The Last Adventure of Richard Halliburton, the Forgotten Hero of 1930s America. Seventy-five years ago, the idol of America’s youth set out on what would be his final journey. (Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, posted March 25, 2014) (Submitted on March 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Richard Halliburton (1900-1939) image. Click for full size.

Unknown via Wikimedia Commons (public domain), circa 1933

3. Richard Halliburton (1900-1939)

Among his many accomplishments were witnessing the last marriage within the Qing Dynasty of China in 1922; retracing the track of Hernán Cortés' conquest of Mexico; and flying around the world in an open cockpit biplane in 1930-31. He is presumed to have died when a Chinese junk he was sailing from Hong Kong to San Francisco disappeared in the Pacific Ocean.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 89 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.