Belhaven in Jackson in Hinds County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Kate McWillie Powers Memorial
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2018
1. Kate McWillie Powers Memorial Marker
A gift of R.V. Powers in 1917 enabled the Mississippi Children's Home Society, est. 1912, to build on this site "The Kate McWillie Powers Memorial", a home for children in the care of the Society. In 1997, the Society dedicated this campus as a memorial to Kate McWillie Powers, wife of R.V. Powers.
Erected 1997 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 32° 19.36′ N, 90° 10.938′ W. Marker is in Jackson, Mississippi, in Hinds County. It is in Belhaven. It is at the intersection of North West Street and Wesley Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North West Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 503 Wesley Avenue, Jackson MS 39202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Mississippi’s Natchez Trace Corridor. It is also in 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 walking distance of this marker: Millsaps College (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lampton Estate (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fairview Inn (approx. 0.4 miles away); MFWC Headquarters (approx. half a mile away); Gillespie Farm
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Also see . . . Mississippi Children's Home Services Changes Name to Canopy Children's Solutions. Newswire website entry (Submitted on March 19, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2018
2. View north on North West Street towards Mississippi Children's Home.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2018
3. Mississippi Children's Home about 500 feet north of marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 633 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 22, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
