Near Toomsuba in Lauderdale County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
31st Infantry Division Memorial Highway
"Dixie Division"
| | I-20 from Alabama State Line to Miss River | |
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017
1. 31st Infantry Division Memorial Highway Marker
from July 18, 1917 to February 15, 1968. May those who served
during World War I, World War II, and the Korean War
Rest in Peace
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 32° 24.656′ N, 88° 32.084′ W. Memorial is near Toomsuba, Mississippi, in Lauderdale County. It can be reached from Interstate 20 at milepost 164, 1.7 miles west of Will Garrett Road, on the right when traveling west. Located at the westbound I-20 Mississippi Welcome Center. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Toomsuba MS 39364, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in East Mississippi. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Pigford Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Old Marion Cemetery (approx. 4.8 miles away); Salem Baptist Church and Cemetery (approx. 6½ miles away); Marion C.S.A. Cemetery (approx. 6.7 miles away); Marion CSA Cemetery (approx. 7.2 miles away); Lauderdale Springs Confederate-Union Cemetery (approx. 7.3 miles away); Lauderdale Springs C.S.A. Cemetery (approx. 7.7 miles away); Jimmie Rodgers (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toomsuba.
Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the 31st Infantry Division. (Submitted on May 27, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017
2. 31st Infantry Division Memorial Highway Marker next to Welcome Center.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2017. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 469 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
