Woodville in Wilkinson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Polk's Meat Market

c. 1900

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 29, 2019

1. Polk's Meat Market Marker

Inscription.
Associated with prominent African-American citizen Jim Johnson, who operated meat market and owned 700-acre plantation. Died in 1932.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 31° 6.239′ N, 91° 17.91′ W. Marker is in Woodville, Mississippi, in Wilkinson County. It is at the intersection of Boston Row and Main Street (State Highway 24), on the right when traveling north on Boston Row. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Woodville MS 39669, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Adams (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Woodville Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilkinson County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Cumbo Variety Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Woodville (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Bank of Woodville (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilkinson County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); William Grant Still (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodville.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 29, 2019

2. Polk's Meat Market Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 734 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 9, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.