McHenry in Stone County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

McHenry

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 23, 2018

1. McHenry Marker

Inscription. In 1889 George Austin McHenry led fifty-four families from Michigan to a site on the proposed route of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad twenty-five miles north of Gulfport. This "Michigan settlement," later known as McHenry, flourished as a forest products boomtown, reaching a population of 1500 by 1908. The decline of the town began in 1916 when Wiggins defeated McHenry in a contest to become the seat of Stone County. A June 23, 1939 fire destroyed the business district leaving McHenry a virtual ghost town.

Erected 2016 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 23, 1939.

Location. 30° 42.492′ N, 89° 8.491′ W. Marker is in McHenry, Mississippi, in Stone County. It is on McHenry School Drive 0.1 miles south of West McHenry Road, on the right when traveling south. Located in front of the McHenry Public Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this

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postal address: 25 McHenry School Drive, Mc Henry MS 39561, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Pine Belt.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: George Austin McHenry House (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Wire Road (approx. 3.7 miles away); John Perkins (approx. 5.4 miles away); The Stapp Sisters (approx. 9.2 miles away); Professor W.P. Locker (approx. 9.9 miles away); Stone County Courthouse (approx. 10.3 miles away); Stone County War Memorial (approx. 10.3 miles away); Gulf & Ship Island Railroad (approx. 10.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McHenry.

Another marker is no longer nearby.

McHenry Marker at the McHenry Public Library. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 23, 2018

2. McHenry Marker at the McHenry Public Library.

Lt. Col. John Bond (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on McHenry, Mississippi. (Submitted on August 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

The McHenry post office. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 23, 2018

3. The McHenry post office.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 786 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.