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Natchez in Adams County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
 

Seargent S. Prentiss

(1808-1850)

 
 
Seargent S. Prentiss Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 26, 2017
1. Seargent S. Prentiss Marker
Inscription. S. ½ mi. is grave of orator & statesman who came from Maine to Natchez in 1827 & won fame in law & politics, serving with distinction in legislature & in Congress.
 
Erected 1957 by Mississippi Historical Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.
 
Location. 31° 32.348′ N, 91° 23.827′ W. Marker is in Natchez, Mississippi, in Adams County. It is at the intersection of John R. Junkin Drive (U.S. 84) and Lower Woodville Road, on the right when traveling east on John R. Junkin Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Natchez MS 39120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, 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: Auburn (approx. half a mile away); Elms Court (approx. half a mile away); Longwood (approx. half a mile away); Gloucester Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Dunleith (approx. Ύ mile away); Mississippi (approx. Ύ mile away); White Cottage (approx. 0.8 miles away); Routhland (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Natchez.
 
More about this marker. Located under a large magnolia tree very hard to see.
 
Seargent S. Prentiss Marker image. Click for full size.
May 26, 2017
2. Seargent S. Prentiss Marker
Seargent S. Prentiss Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 26, 2017
3. Seargent S. Prentiss Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2017. This page has been viewed 338 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 28, 2017.
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