Historical Marker
Captain Ellis Harper
Historical marker location:
Portland, Tennessee
( Marker is at the intersection of North Broadway (Tennessee Route 109) and Reed Street, on the right when traveling north on North Broadway.)
1842-1908.
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.