Brandon in Rankin County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Town Square

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 3, 2017

1. Town Square Marker

Inscription. Incorporated in 1831, Brandon was named Gov. Gerard C. Brandon. The town was laid out around a public square, known as the "famous campground" by early settlers. The town plat was surveyed by Thomas S. Shaw. Erected in 1907, the Confederate monument stands in the center of the original town square.

Erected 2006 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.

Location. 32° 16.41′ N, 89° 59.194′ W. Marker is in Brandon, Mississippi, in Rankin County. It can be reached from the intersection of East Government Street and North Street. Located on the lawn of the Rankin County Building Department. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 205 East Government Street, Brandon MS 39042, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in

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the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rankin County War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Rankin County Courthouses (a few steps from this marker); Rankin County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Seminary Square (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Brandon Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Drakes United Methodist Church (approx. 7.3 miles away); Centenary College (approx. 7.6 miles away); Pearl Methodist Church (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brandon.

Town Square marker is on left of photo. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 3, 2017

2. Town Square marker is on left of photo.

View of town square area and Civil War monument. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 3, 2017

3. View of town square area and Civil War monument.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 563 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 4, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.