Greenville in Washington County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Stein Mart

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 27, 2017

1. Stein Mart Marker

Inscription. Russian immigrant Sam Stein arrived in Greenville by riverboat in 1905. Here he founded a retail enterprise that would remain in his family for generations. On this site in 1964, his son Jake Stein opened the first Stein Mart store. By the 1980s, grandson Jay Stein had developed Stein Mart into a national department store chain.

Erected 2003 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 33° 24.756′ N, 91° 3.789′ W. Marker is in Greenville, Mississippi, in Washington County. It is on Washington Avenue east of South Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east. Located at Stein Mart Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Washington Avenue, Greenville MS 38701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep

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South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

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 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: Walter Horn, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Donald Hayes Brown (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mississippi Sheiks (about 300 feet away); Charley Patton (about 300 feet away); Steve Azar (about 400 feet away); NRP Building (about 400 feet away); B. B. King (about 400 feet away); James Michael Dill (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Stein Mart history. (Submitted on August 29, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

View towards the former Stein Mart store location. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 27, 2017

2. View towards the former Stein Mart store location.

The view east on Washington Avenue. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 27, 2017

3. The view east on Washington Avenue.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,133 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 29, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.