Historical Marker
Governor John Sevier
Historical marker location:
300 Main Street Southwest, Knoxville, Tennessee
( Memorial can be reached from the intersection of Main Street Southwest and South Gay Street, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1892
The First Governor of Tennessee.
The first self-made female millionaire in the United States was Sarah Breedlove, also known as Madam C.J. Walker. She was born on a plantation near Delta, Tennessee, in 1867.