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

Clinton

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2018

1. Clinton Marker

Inscription. Governor Walter Leake built his home, Mount Salus, in 1825. The Mount Salus post office was authorized that year and renamed Clinton in 1828 to honor Governor Dewitt Clinton of New York. In 1828-30 the state legislature considered relocating the Mississippi capital to Clinton. In 1830, Clinton was the first town in Hinds County to be incorporated. Hampstead Academy was founded in 1826 and was renamed Mississippi Academy in 1827 and Mississippi College in 1830.

Erected 2015 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.

Location. 32° 20.321′ N, 90° 19.627′ W. Marker is in Clinton, Mississippi, in Hinds County. It is at the intersection of Clinton Parkway and East Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Clinton Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 152 Clinton Parkway, 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: Dr. Walter Hillman (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); East Clinton Historic District (about 600 feet away);

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Hillman College (about 600 feet away); Natchez Trace Crossing (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named East Clinton Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Clinton's Brick Streets (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Cedars (approx. 0.2 miles away); Covenant of Cooperation (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clinton.

Also see . . . History of Clinton, Mississippi. (Submitted on March 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

View from marker looking south towards Mississippi College on right. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2018

2. View from marker looking south towards Mississippi College on right.

The view north on Clinton Parkway. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2018

3. The view north on Clinton Parkway.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 807 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.