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Springfield

 
 
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July 18, 2019
1. Springfield Marker
Inscription. South, Ό mi. is the site of mansion, Springfield, built by Thos. M. Green, wealthy planter and prominent in public affairs. Here in 1791 Andrew Jackson was married to Rachel Robards.
 
Erected 1949 by Mississippi Historical Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson series list.
 
Location. 31° 45.137′ N, 91° 11.355′ W. Marker is in Church Hill, Mississippi, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of Church Hill Road (State Highway 553) and Springfield Road, on the right when traveling east on Church Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Natchez MS 39120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. 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: Old Greenville (approx. 2.9 miles away); Church Hill (approx. 3.8 miles away); Mount Locust Slave Cemetery (approx. 4½ miles away); Mount Locust (approx. 4½ miles away); a different marker also named Mount Locust (approx. 4½ miles away); Salem Church (approx.
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7.3 miles away); Mississippi- Fertile Ground for Leadership Development (approx. 7.3 miles away); The Baptist Children's Village (approx. 7.3 miles away).
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Bullen Creek (was approx. 2.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
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July 18, 2019
2. Springfield Marker
Caught a rainbow, too!
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 399 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 20, 2019.
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