Kosciusko in Attala County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Attala County

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 5, 2019

1. Attala County Marker

Inscription. Founded 1833; named after Chateaubriand's Indian heroine. Buried in county are 1st senator, Gordon Boyd, and 1st representative, Wm. Dodd, who named the county seat after Thaddeus Kosciusko.

Erected 1951 by Mississippi Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary • Women. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.

Location. 33° 3.506′ N, 89° 35.446′ W. Marker is in Kosciusko, Mississippi, in Attala County. It is on West Washington Street (Business Mississippi Route 12) west of North Jackson Street, on the left when traveling west. Located on the Attala County Courthouse lawn. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: West Washington Street, Kosciusko MS 39090, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central 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 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Charlie Musselwhite (within shouting distance of this marker); Attala County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Attala County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance

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of this marker); MFWC Birthplace (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kosciusko (approx. 0.2 miles away); Attala County Training School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Hurricane Creek (approx. 4.1 miles away); Conner Cemetery (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kosciusko.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Attala County. (Submitted on October 9, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Attala County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 5, 2019

2. Attala County Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 464 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.