Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Martha Vick House

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2017

1. Martha Vick House Marker

Inscription. This Greek Revival house was built in 1830 by Martha Vick, daughter of Vicksburg founder Newit Vick. Newit and his wife Elizabeth died of yellow fever in 1819, leaving Martha to help raise her eight siblings. Martha Vick died in 1851, after which the house was used as a Methodist Parsonage.

Erected 2010 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 32° 21.068′ N, 90° 52.475′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of Grove Street and Farmer Street, on the right when traveling east on Grove Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1300 Grove

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Street, Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep 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: Vicksburg and the Vick Family (a few steps from this marker); Isaacs House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Baer House (about 600 feet away); Business Men

Martha Vick House and marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2017

2. Martha Vick House and marker.

(about 600 feet away); Guider House (about 600 feet away); Jackson Street M.B. Church (about 800 feet away); Christ Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Daily Citizen (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.

Closeup of home entrance wiht NRHP plaque. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2017

3. Closeup of home entrance wiht NRHP plaque.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2017. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 723 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 26, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.