Mrs. Jessie Stevens Taylor - Southport in Brunswick County, North Carolina
N 33° 55.050 W 078° 01.068
17S E 775712 N 3757014
Marker is in Southport, North Carolina, in Brunswick County. Marker is at the intersection of South Davis Street and East Bay Street, on the right when traveling north on South Davis Street.
Waymark Code: WM7ZKB
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2009
Views: 4
Erected during North Carolina’s Tercentenary to Mrs. Jessie Stevens Taylor, 1879–1961. She loved her God, Country and fellow man. She served here as a Voluntary Weather Observer and Storm Warning Display Woman from 1900 to 1961.
The city of Southport restored its tower as a memorial to Jessie Taylor, the woman who flew the signal flags from the tower from 1900, when it was built, until she died in 1962. As you can see, the tower now flies the Stars and Stripes. It stands in front of the Fort Johnston Officers Quarters, a historic
Location: Located in a historic walking park in Southport NC
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: Not listed
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