Greenwood in Leflore County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

MISSING

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Fort Pemberton

Courtesy of Melissa Janczewski Jones, August 2, 2009

1. 2009 photo of missing Fort Pemberton Marker

Inscription. Here is site of fort at which Grant's gunboats bound for Vicksburg, early in 1863, were halted by fort batteries and by the sunken hulk of the "Star of the West" in channel.

Erected 1976 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 33° 31.84′ N, 90° 14.049′ W. Marker was in Greenwood, Mississippi, in Leflore County. It could be reached from the intersection of U.S. 49E and Levee Road, on the right when traveling west. Was located at Fort Pemberton Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Greenwood MS 38930, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

Globally, it was in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and

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the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once 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 3 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Fort Pemberton Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Hubert Sumlin (approx. 1.9 miles away); Guitar Slim (approx. 2 miles away); Sgt. John A. Pittman (approx. 2 miles away); Bobbie Gentry (approx. 2.4 miles away); Robert Johnson (approx. 2½ miles away); Captain Samuel Gwin Home (approx. 2.6 miles away); Confederate Memorial Plot (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenwood.

More about this marker. Two varied stories say that it was stolen and another story is that is was removed during nearby road construction.

Also see . . . Website showing marker. (Submitted on April 17, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Only marker pole is still left after many years. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2014

2. Only marker pole is still left after many years.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 476 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.