Near Prairie in Monroe County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

The Lenoir Plantation

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2017

1. The Lenoir Plantation Marker

Inscription. Built ca. 1847 as the homestead of William Thomas Lenoir, the plantation was continuously owned and farmed by the Lenoir family until its sale in August of 2000. The Lenoir home is the only Classical Revival style house in Mississippi. On February 21, 1864, Col. George E. Waring Jr. was halted here by a body of Confederate Cavalrymen. After repelling the skirmishers, Col. Waring moved his men on to Okolona.

Erected 2007 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Landmarks • Notable Buildings • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is February 21, 1864.

Location. 33° 45.181′ N, 88° 41.046′ W. Marker is near Prairie, Mississippi, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Alternate Mississippi Route 45 and Lenoir Loop, on the right when traveling south on Mississippi Route 45Alternate . Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Prairie MS 39756, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi, specifically in the Black Prairie,

in the Golden Triangle,

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and in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gulf Ordnance Plant (approx. 3.3 miles away); Payne Field Site (approx. 7½ miles away); Palo Alto (approx. 8.2 miles away); Reuben Davis (approx. 8.9 miles away); Judge Eugene O. Sykes (approx. 9.1 miles away); Brigadier General John Gregg (approx. 9.1 miles away); Aberdeen (approx. 9.2 miles away); Dr. W. A. Evans (approx. 9.3 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. National Register of Historic Places form. (.pdf). (Submitted on April 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Wikipedia article on George E. Waring Jr. (Submitted on April 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

The Lenoir Plantation house. image. Click for full size.

Courtesy of MDAH, February 5, 1992

2. The Lenoir Plantation house.

View of marker looking north on U.S. Highway 45 Alt. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2017

3. View of marker looking north on U.S. Highway 45 Alt.

Intersection of Lenoir Loop and U.S. 45A image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2017

4. Intersection of Lenoir Loop and U.S. 45A

George E. Waring, Jr. image. Click for full size.

Public Domain - Library of Congress, ca. 1883

5. George E. Waring, Jr.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 7,275 times since then and 369 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.