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

Joseph Wingate Folk

1869 - 1923

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 20, 2022

1. Joseph Wingate Folk Marker

Inscription. Born in Brownsville; Vanderbilt School of Law 1890; practiced law in Brownsville, then St. Louis, MO; Circuit Attorney for St. Louis 1900; his anti-corruption successes led to election as Governor of Missouri 1905-1909; Solicitor General of U.S. State Department, 1912; Chief Counsel for Interstate Commerce Commission 1914; Counsel for Peru and Egyptian National Committee; buried Oakwood Cemetery, Brownsville.

Erected 1997 by Brownsville-Haywood County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 35° 35.633′ N, 89° 16.253′ W. Marker is in Brownsville, Tennessee, in Haywood County. It is on West Main Street (Tennessee Route 54) east of South Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 417 W Main St, Brownsville TN 38012, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Haywood County's C.S.A. Colonels (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); College Hill Center Historic District (about 800 feet away); Richard Halliburton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brownsville Public School / Haywood County Memorial Hospital

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Holly Springs–Brownsville & Ohio Railroad (approx. 0.3 miles away); Yellow Fever (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Carnegie Library (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hayes Clinic (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brownsville.

Also see . . . Joseph W. Folk. Wikipedia entry on the lawyer, reformer, and politician who served a term as Missouri's governor. (Submitted on March 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 20, 2022

2. Joseph Wingate Folk Marker

Joseph Wingate Folk (1869-1923) image. Click for full size.

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3. Joseph Wingate Folk (1869-1923)

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 326 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.