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Historical Markers in Purlear
Wilkesboro is the county seat for Wilkes County
Purlear is in Wilkes County
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1 ► North Carolina, Wilkes County, Purlear — E. B. Jeffress Park —  |
| On Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 271.9), 4.5 miles north of U.S. 421, on the right when traveling north. | |||
| 600 acres of mountain, field and forest comprise this memorial to the late E. B. Jeffress. A native North Carolinian, Mr. Jeffress rose to prominence as a newspaper publisher. While chairman of the State Highway Commission, he was instrumental in . . . — — Map (db m134211) HM | |||
| 2 ► North Carolina, Wilkes County, Purlear — Tom Dula — |
| Near Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 264.4). | |||
| In 1868 in neighboring Wilkes County, N.C., the newspaper printed the following: “Thomas C. Dula suffered the extreme penalty of the law by hanging… convicted of murder…” During his last days in jail tradition says he composed his tragic and still . . . — — Map (db m134213) HM | |||