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

Judith Sargent Murray

May 26, 2017

1. Judith Sargent Murray Marker

Inscription. An early American feminist writer and champion of women's rights, Murray (1751-1820) was also instrumental in fostering the Universalist Church in America. Murray lived for two years at Oak Point Plantation on this site. She died on July 6, 1820, and is buried in the Bingaman Family Cemetery, three miles east.

Erected 2003 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.

Location. 31° 30.556′ N, 91° 24.017′ W. Marker is in Natchez, Mississippi, in Adams County. It is on Co-Lin Circle west of Campus Drive, on the left when traveling west. Located on the campus of Alcorn State University:Natchez campus. 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.

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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.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Conflict with the French (approx. 1½ miles away); Historic Use of Ceremonial Mounds (approx. 1½ miles away); Three Archaeological Excavations (approx. 1½ miles away); Historical Archaeology - the Chief's House and Temple (approx. 1½ miles away); Road to Fort Rosalie (approx. 1.6 miles away); Elms Court (approx. 1.6 miles away); Historic Plaza (approx. 1.6 miles away); Native Structures (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Natchez.

May 26, 2017

2. Judith Sargent Murray Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 558 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2017.