SAM'L E. McCORKLE
Presbyterian preacher and educator. The site of his famous academy, Zion Parnassus (about 1794 to 1798) is 3/4 of a mile north.
L-20Rowan County
Where it stands. NC 150 west of Salisbury
If we were in the habit of reading poets their obscurity would not matter; and, once we are out of the habit, their clarity does not help.