Clinton in Hinds County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

The Cedars

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2018

1. The Cedars Marker

Inscription. Built ca. 1835, this Greek Revival house is one of the oldest in Hinds Co. U.S. Grant passed by enroute to Civil War siege of V'burg, 1863. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Erected 1977 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant, and the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 32° 20.236′ N, 90° 19.455′ W. Marker is in Clinton, Mississippi, in Hinds County. It is on East College Street east of Landrum Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 405 East College Street, Clinton MS 39056, 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

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: East Clinton Historic District (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named East Clinton Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Clinton Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Clinton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Natchez Trace Crossing

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dr. Walter Hillman (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jennings Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clinton.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Cedars house. (Submitted on March 22, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2018

2. The Cedars Marker

The Cedars house. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2018

3. The Cedars house.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 867 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 22, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.