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

Felder Campground

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 25, 2018

1. Felder Campground Marker

Inscription. Established in 1843 by eight founders at Gatlin's Camp Ground on the Bogue Chitto River, Felder Campground is among the oldest religious camp meeting sites in the United States. Also known as Otapasso or Topisaw, the camp meeting is named for John and Martha Felder, who deeded the land to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South in 1874. Additional land from the McEwen family was added in 1921, 1965, and 2003. The current tabernacle was rebuilt in 1881. In 2018, Felder Campground celebrated its 175th anniversary.

Erected 2017 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 31° 19.097′ N, 90° 19.156′ W. Marker is in Summit, Mississippi, in Pike County. It is on Campground Road east of State Highway 590/571, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1014 Campground Road, Summit MS 39666, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi. It is also in the

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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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mississippi Territory (within shouting distance of this marker); Col. Preston Brent (approx. 2½ miles away); Bogue Chitto Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Site of Ruth School (approx. 4.2 miles away); J.A. Jones Consolidated School (approx. 4.8 miles away); Home Site 1812 - 1855 (approx. 7.6 miles away); War of 1812, Pike County (approx. 7.9 miles away); Old Pike County Chancery Clerk's Office (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Summit.

Also see . . . Felder's Campmeeting Homepage. (Submitted on September 4, 2018.)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 25, 2018

2. Felder Campground Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,791 times since then and 179 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 4, 2018.