Historical Marker
Peter Vertrees
Historical marker location:
Gallatin, Tennessee
( Marker is at the intersection of South Water Avenue and East Bledsoe Street, on the right when traveling north on South Water Avenue.)
1840-1926.
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.