Picayune in Pearl River County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Picayune
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 6, 2017
1. Picayune Marker
Erected 1952 by Mississippi Historical Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 30° 31.64′ N, 89° 40.883′ W. Marker is in Picayune, Mississippi, in Pearl River County. It is at the intersection of Goodyear Boulevard and Williams Avenue, in the median on Goodyear Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Picayune MS 39466, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Pine Belt. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. 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 New Spain, 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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tank Car CROX 2027 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pearl River County - Area Confederate Companies (approx. 0.2 miles away); Southern Railroad Logo (approx. Ό mile away); Picayune Colored High School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pinecote Pavilion (approx. 2 miles away); The "Hancock Rebels" (approx. 4.4 miles away); Santa Rosa (approx. 8½ miles away); NASA John C. Stennis Space Center (approx. 13 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Picayune.
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 6, 2017
2. Picayune Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 740 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 6, 2017.
