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

Dr. W. A. Evans

1865-1948

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2017

1. Dr. W. A. Evans Marker

Inscription. Physician, historian, author. Originated syndicated health column. Chicago health commissioner. Pioneered in pure water and milk laws. Founded Evans Memorial library.

Erected 1958 by Mississippi Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Communications • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.

Location. 33° 49.574′ N, 88° 32.923′ W. Marker is in Aberdeen, Mississippi, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Long Street and College Place, on the right when traveling south on Long Street. Located at the Evans Memorial Library. Long Street is one-way running south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 Long Street, Aberdeen MS 39730, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

in the Golden Triangle,

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

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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 walking distance of this marker: St. John's Episcopal Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Aberdeen (about 600 feet away); Aberdeen City Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); Judge Eugene O. Sykes (approx. ¼ mile away); Elkin Theatre (approx. ¼ mile away); Aberdeen Mississippi Blues (approx. 0.3 miles away); Reuben Davis (approx. 0.4 miles away); DeSoto Expedition (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aberdeen.

View of Evans Memorial Library image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2017

2. View of Evans Memorial Library

View from marker south on Long Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2017

3. View from marker south on Long Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 551 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.