Jesse Benbow House - Oak Ridge, NC
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fatcat161
N 36° 09.896 W 080° 00.116
17S E 589767 N 4002703
Located on Hwy 150 west of Oak Ridge.
Waymark Code: WM6RMN
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/14/2009
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Marker Text:
Jesse Benbow was born in 1815 to Charles and Mary (Saunders) Benbow. In 1838 Jesse married Ann Clark and they had seven children.
Jesse designed the house using oak trees from the property for the joists and foundation, and clay from the Haw River to make the bricks. In 1852, along with the help of other residents, Jesse opened the doors of Oak Ridge Institute, which is now Oak Ridge Military Academy.
Jesse loved this land and was a farmer, raising cattle and hogs. Jesse died in 1900 at the age of 85. Ann died two years later.
Marker Name: Jesse Benbow House 1858
Marker Type: Roadside
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