Liberty in Amite County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
John H. Nunnery
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 17, 2019
1. John H. Nunnery Marker
Across the road is site of home built in 1836 by John H. Nunnery, early settler of Amite County. He had eight sons in Civil War, one in Sp.~Am. War. New Zion Baptist Church was organized here, Oct. 4, 1881.
Erected 1972 by Missisippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil.
Location. 31° 15.734′ N, 90° 45.806′ W. Marker is in Liberty, Mississippi, in Amite County. It is on Meadville Road 0.2 miles north of Tynes Lane, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Liberty MS 39645, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: East Fork Baptist Church (approx. 6.9 miles away); Old Natchez District (approx. 7.4 miles away); Amite Female Seminary (approx. 7½ miles away); Amite County Confederate Honor Roll (approx. 7.7 miles away); Battle Of Liberty (approx. 7.7 miles away); Confederate Monument (approx. 7.7 miles away); Liberty Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 7.7 miles away); "Three Chopped Way" (approx. 7.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Liberty.
this page online
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 16, 2019
2. John H. Nunnery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 686 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 17, 2019.
