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

Inscription.
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. Marker 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.

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 (approx. 0.6 miles

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away); The "Cotton Bale" Battery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Belhaven Historic District (approx. 0.7 miles away); Manship House (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.

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.)

View north on North West Street towards Mississippi Children's Home. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 22, 2018

2. View north on North West Street towards Mississippi Children's Home.

Mississippi Children's Home about 500 feet north of marker. image. Click for full size.

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 276 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 22, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.