Wayside in Washington County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Belmont Plantation

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 3, 2018

1. Belmont Plantation Marker

Inscription. Belmont, one of the few antebellum houses remaining in the Ms. Delta, was built ca. 1857 for W.W. Worthington. Federal troops plundered 1863. Belmont Hunting Lodge founded 1946 by Gov. Dennis Murphree.

Erected 1975 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • 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 1857.

Location. 33° 16.247′ N, 91° 2.049′ W. Marker is in Wayside, Mississippi, in Washington County. It is on Mississippi Route 1 north of Route 438, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3498 Highway 1 South, Wayside MS 38780, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and

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the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Freedom Village (approx. 5.3 miles away); Lakeport Plantation House (approx. 7.1 miles away in Arkansas); Lakeport in the Civil War (approx. 7.1 miles away in Arkansas); "Little Italy" (approx. 7.6 miles away); Greenville Cypress Preserve (approx. 7.7 miles away); Holt Collier (approx. 7.8 miles away); Original Chinese Cemetery (approx. 8 miles away); To John A. Fox (approx. 8.1 miles away).

The Belmont Plantation image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 3, 2018

2. The Belmont Plantation

Belmont Plantation Marker looking north on Mississippi Highway 1. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 3, 2018

3. Belmont Plantation Marker looking north on Mississippi Highway 1.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 758 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 4, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.