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Summit in Pike County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
 

Col. Preston Brent

 
 
Col. Preston Brent Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, August 25, 2018
1. Col. Preston Brent Marker
Inscription. Home 3/4 mi. S.E. A doctor, he was organizer, from 1861 to 1863, of the Quitman Guards, Company K, 38th Regiment, at Holmesville, and the Brent Rifles, at Summit.
 
Erected 1957 by Mississippi Historical Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 31° 17.055′ N, 90° 18.299′ W. Marker is in Summit, Mississippi, in Pike County. Marker is on State Highway 44 near W Topisaw S, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Summit MS 39666, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bogue Chitto Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Felder Campground (approx. 2˝ miles away); Mississippi Territory (approx. 2˝ miles away); J.A. Jones Consolidated School (approx. 4.3 miles away); War of 1812, Pike County (approx. 5.6 miles away); Old Pike County Chancery Clerk's Office (approx. 5.6 miles away); Creation of Pike County (approx. 5.6 miles away); Holmesville Cemetery (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Summit.
 
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Col. Preston Brent Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, August 25, 2018
2. Col. Preston Brent Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 213 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2018.

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