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Title Preacher Jesse Brown's House (Old log cabin) Bldg# 294
Date 1940s
Description Photograph shows the log cabin of Jesse Brown near station 590 and mile post 272.5 in section 2E of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken circa 1940.
Commentary The Jesse Brown farmstead consists of a cabin, spring house, and relocated Cool Springs Baptist Church.
Location Location Name: Milepost 272
Parkway Milepost: 272.0
Latitude: 36.24485
Longitude: -81.458626
Creator Individual Unknown
Tags Brown, Jesse
Cabins
Photographs
Rustic cabins
Wilkes County (N.C.)
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway