Port Gibson in Claiborne County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Lightfoot Park

Horace L. Lightfoot (1927-1976)

— Tradesman • Businessman • Public Servant —

Lightfoot Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017

1. Lightfoot Park Marker

Inscription.
• Claiborne County native educated in local schools and Alcorn A & M College

• First black citizen elected to the Claiborne County Board of Education - 1969 to 1974

• Operated a successful business on this site

• Owned an electrical and plumbing contracting business serving the community

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1969.

Location. 31° 57.731′ N, 90° 59.001′ W. Marker is in Port Gibson, Mississippi, in Claiborne County. It is at the intersection of Orange Street and Market Street, on the right when traveling west on Orange Street. Located across from the Claiborne County Courthouse and near the Confederate statue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Orange Street, Port Gibson MS 39150, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi, in Natchez Trace Corridor,

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally,

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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 walking distance of this marker: The Port Gibson Boycott (a few steps from this marker); Planter's Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Claiborne County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Claiborne County (within shouting distance of this marker); First Baptist M.B. Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Commercial Buildings (about 600 feet away); St. Peter A.M.E. Church (about 700 feet away); McDougall House (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Gibson.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lil Green (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Mississippi Black History. (Submitted on June 16, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Marker and view of Lightfoot Park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017

2. Marker and view of Lightfoot Park.

View of Port Gibson Boycott marker and mural in Lightfoot Park . image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017

3. View of Port Gibson Boycott marker and mural in Lightfoot Park .

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 641 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 16, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.