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

Col. Preston Brent

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. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi. 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 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 6 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies: Bogue Chitto Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Felder Campground (approx. 2½ miles away); Mississippi Territory (approx. 2½ 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.

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 551 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2018.