Oxford in Lafayette County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Lafayette County Courthouse

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

1. Lafayette County Courthouse Marker

Inscription. The original courthouse was burned in August 1864 by Union Troops led by Gen. A. J. Smith. Judge R. A. Hill secured Federal funds to construct the present courthouse which was completed and occupied in January 1872.

Erected 1994 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Notable Buildings • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1872.

Location. 34° 21.996′ N, 89° 31.124′ W. Marker is in Oxford, Mississippi, in Lafayette County. It is at the intersection of East Jackson Avenue and Courthouse Square, on the left when traveling west on East Jackson Avenue. Located on the north lawn of the Lafayette County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 142 MS-7, Oxford MS 38655, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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: Oxford & Lafayette County Blues (within shouting distance of this marker); Lynching in America / Lynching in Lafayette County (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Thomas Isom's Drug Store and Medical Office (within shouting distance of this

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marker); Lafayette County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Oxford (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Peter's (1851), Episcopal (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Oxford Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oxford.

Lafayette County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2017

2. Lafayette County Courthouse

Marker is on right side of sidewalk.

General Andrew Jackson (AJ) Smith image. Click for full size.

Public Domain

3. General Andrew Jackson (AJ) Smith

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 489 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 17, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.