Fort Patrick Henry

Historical marker location:

South John B. Dennis Highway, Kingsport, Tennessee

( Marker is on South John B. Dennis Highway (Tennessee Route 93) 0.2 miles south of Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling south.)

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.