Fairmont Park in Jackson in Jackson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mebane H. Burgwyn

1914-1992

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 14, 2025

1. Mebane H. Burgwyn Marker

Inscription.
Children’s book author, advocate for civil rights & higher education. Wrote Crackerjack Pony in 1969. Lived in Occoneechee Neck.

Erected 2025 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number E-133.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1969.

Location. 36° 23.467′ N, 77° 25.283′ W. Marker is in Jackson, North Carolina, in Jackson County. It is in Fairmont Park. It is at the intersection of Brest Avenue (U.S. 158) and Thomas Bragg Drive, on the right when traveling north on Brest Avenue. The marker is located at the Church of the Savior. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3540 Brest Ave, Jackson NC 27845, 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 walking distance of this marker: The Church of The Saviour (1898) and Cemetery (1853) (a few steps from this marker); Roll of Honor (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bobby Evans (about 600 feet away); Lafayette's Tour (about 600 feet away); Thomas Bragg (about 700 feet away); Northampton Memorial Library War Memorial (about 700 feet away); Northampton County Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); Northampton County Courthouse (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.

Also see . . .
1. Literary legacy honored. (Submitted on November 15, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. A Writer’s Mark. (Submitted on November 15, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Mebane H. Burgwyn Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 69 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 15, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.