Fayette in Jefferson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Adam Rum
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 29, 2019
1. Adam Rum Marker
Adam Rum
who was born in
Frankinland Germany
Sept. 11, 1756
and died in this Country
Dec. 1, 1822
He served this country during its revolutionary war, and was engaged in the battles of Brandywine, Trenton and Princeton.
He ever declined to claim the pension which the laws of a grateful country tender to its brave defenders.
This monument was erected by the state of Mississippi, by authority of an act of its Legislature approved July 25th 1843, and entitled "An act to erect a suitable monument to the memory of Adam Rum, deceased."
Erected 1846 by State of Mississippi.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 31° 42.699′ N, 91° 3.685′ W. Memorial is in Fayette, Mississippi, in Jefferson County. It is on Main Street (State Highway 553) south of Spring Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1483 Main Street, Fayette MS 39069, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Charles Evers (here, next to this marker); Charles Evers & The Blues
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Soldiers Monument (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
More about this memorial. Located in the Jefferson County Courthouse lawn.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 29, 2019
2. Adam Rum Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 29, 2019
3. Adam Rum Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 29, 2019
4. Adam Rum Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 29, 2019
5. Adam Rum Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 25, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 337 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 25, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
