Onward in Sharkey County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Hill’s Plantation

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

1. Hill’s Plantation Marker

Inscription. Union gunboats under Admiral David Porter reached this site on March 16, 1863, in Steele's Bayou Expedition. Sherman came here, then moved north to protect boats from the Confederate forces.

Erected 1991 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is March 16, 1863.

Location. 32° 43.405′ N, 90° 57.018′ W. Marker is in Onward, Mississippi, in Sharkey County. It is on State Highway 1 0.7 miles west of U.S. 61, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rolling Fork MS 39159, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

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 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Hill’s Plantation (here, next to this marker); Teddy Roosevelt's Bear Hunt (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cary Mounds (approx. 5.6 miles away); a different marker also named Cary Mounds (approx. 5.6 miles away); Aden Mounds (approx. 8.9 miles away); Rolling Fork Mounds (approx. 12.7 miles away); Sharkey County Courthouse (approx. 13.4 miles away); The Story of Teddy Bears (approx. 13½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Onward.

Other markers no longer nearby. What is a Shotgun Shack?

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(was approx. 13½ miles away but has been confirmed missing); Muddy Waters (was approx. 13½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Steele's Bayou expedition. Wikipedia (Submitted on August 11, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

2. Hill’s Plantation Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

3. Hill’s Plantation Marker

Admiral David D. Porter, U.S.N image. Click for full size.

4. Admiral David D. Porter, U.S.N

Gen. William T. Sherman, U.S.A. image. Click for full size.

5. Gen. William T. Sherman, U.S.A.

Mississippi River Squadron image. Click for full size.

6. Mississippi River Squadron

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 875 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 11, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.