Jim Thorpe

Historical marker location:

Rocky Mount, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of North Church Street (Business U.S. 301) and Falls Road, on the left when traveling north on North Church Street.)

Marker installed: 1959

1886 - 1953.

North Carolina is home to the largest private residence in the United States, the Biltmore Estate, which was built by George Vanderbilt in Asheville in the late 1800s.